Using AI to predict the future of transport and ease congestion
Launched today, a world first project seeks to use artificial intelligence (AI) to predict traffic congestion up to three hours ahead, optimising traffic in large cities and improving road safety as part of the University’s smart cities ecosystem.
Thousands of birds and fish threatened by mining for minerals
An increasing demand for metals and minerals is putting over four thousand vertebrate species at risk, with the raw materials needed for clean energy infrastructure often located in global biodiversity hotspots...
Social prescribing link workers have positive impact on general practice
The rollout of social prescribing link workers in primary care services in England appears to have had a positive impact on patient experience and outcomes...
New course to put dentists on the frontline in managing sleep issues
Dental health professionals interested in treating patients with sleep-related disorders such as snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea are encouraged to sign up for a new micro-credential course at The University of Western Australia.
Monash College launches Docklands campus
Monash College, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monash University, today officially held an opening ceremony of its Docklands campus, and launched its new Future Skills division, which will see the College offer more vocational education and training (VET) programs.
Svetlana Sterlin wins Australia’s richest poetry prize
Svetlana Sterlin, a Brisbane poet, has won the 2023 Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award for her book-length unpublished manuscript called If Movement were a Language.
There’s something fishy about flake sold in South Australia
It is a popular takeaway choice at fish and chip shops, but new research has revealed threatened species of shark are being sold as flake at some outlets across South Australia.
UNSW Professor appointed as Vice-President of the Australian Academy of Science
UNSW Sydney Professor Bob Graham, Head of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute of Molecular Cardiology and Biophysics Division has been elected Vice-President of the Australian Academy of Science and Secretary of Biological Sciences.
NSW gives an $8 million boost to Tech Central
The NSW Government has launched an $8 million fund to help drive research and commercialisation activity in the Tech Central precinct centred on Sydney’s Central Station and including UTS and the University of Sydney.
Scientist recognised for research into Congo peatlands
A researcher who exposed the threat that climate change poses to tropical forests in Africa has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the highest accolades in science.
