Global economic scholars tackle AI, climate change and Asia
Artificial intelligence, climate change and developments in Asia are among the key topics economists will discuss at this year’s Singapore Economic Review Conference.
University of Manchester placed 50th in THE World Reputation Rankings 2025
The University of Manchester has been ranked the 50th most powerful global university brand in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2025.
McGill researchers help uncover rare gamma-ray flare from a distant black hole
A high-energy gamma-ray flare from the super-massive black hole in the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy was observed in 2018 for the first time in nearly a decade, thanks to an international effort involving McGill University researchers.
Turning PPE into water: sounds like a miracle?
Turning non-recyclable personal protective equipment into water and vinegar could be the game-changing solution the world needs to stop tonnes of PPE being dumped daily into landfills and oceans.
Fruit bats are the only bats that can’t use echolocation. Now we’re closer to...
Echolocation evolved multiple times in bats over millions of year. Yet the earliest bat ancestors probably didn't have this skill — or if they did, it was likely very primitive.
Education vital to help patients considering future gene therapies for blindness
Australians with inherited retinal disease (IRD) have a strong interest in undergoing gene therapy to prevent and treat blindness – but there’s a critical need for education programs to help them make informed choices about future treatments, new research shows.
CS4HS open to more digital teachers
The Covid omicron outbreak has proven to be a blessing in disguise for 2022’s CS4HS workshop, which takes place online on Thursday 10 February, as it will now be able to host even more teachers from throughout New Zealand.
Early childhood problems linked to school absenteeism
Children who are not considered “school ready” are more than twice as likely to become persistently absent at some point in their education, according to a new study led by the University of Leeds.
Funding boost for research to treat Friedreich’s ataxia
Associate Professor Mirella Dottori, from the University of Wollongong (UOW), has been awarded close to $1 million in research funding from the Medical Research Future Fund for a project that will use human stem cells to develop a curative treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia (FA).
Research highlights gap in methamphetamine use figures
Methamphetamine use could be two to four times higher than estimated figures in national surveys, researchers at The University of Queensland have found.
