New Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne begins at Curtin
Professor Hayne was able to make her first visits to campus last week, after undertaking a period of quarantine on her arrival from New Zealand.
Blood cancer manipulates immune cells to survive
The most comprehensive study to date of the blood cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, has provided fascinating insights into what tumour cells must do to survive.
Women experiencing intimate partner violence three times more likely to contract HIV
Women that experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers.
Socio-economic, environmental impacts of coronavirus quantified
How is COVID-19 impacting people and the planet and what are the implications for a post-pandemic world? This world-first study led by the University of Sydney quantifies the socio-economic losses and environmental gains.
Observing Dusty Galaxies in the Early Universe
Astronomers are getting a look at the dusty part of the distant universe with a huge field of telescopes in the high, dry Atacama desert of Chile.
$5M gift aimed at supporting Canada’s most vulnerable seniors
Older Canadians who are low-income, homeless or precariously housed face complex social barriers and challenges to their health and mobility, which have been amplified by the pandemic.
Research reveals ants inflict pain with neurotoxins
University of Queensland researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world’s most painful ant stings target nerves, like snake and scorpion venom.
Almost half of people with common heart arrythmia die within 10 years of hospitalisation
Forty-five per cent of patients admitted to hospital for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Australia and New Zealand die within a decade, according to University of Queensland research.
Royal Society Bestows a Top Awards on One of Scotland’s Leading Inventors
Professor Ian Shanks, one of Scotland’s leading inventors, has been recognised by the Royal Society for his “outstanding achievements in applied sciences”.
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.
