Lung cancer and mesothelioma research receives funding boost
A researcher from The University of Western Australia has been awarded $480,000 in funding over the next four years for vital research into the treatment of those living with lung cancer and mesothelioma...
Spinal cord pain to PTSD: $5.2m in NHMRC grants to target pressing medical conditions
Both the body and the mind will be a key focus for innovative researchers from the University of Newcastle, who were successful in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants.
Transmigration study finds benefits for second generation
A study of an Indonesian migration program has found second-generation migrants tended to become dominant players in their adopted farming area by being able to negotiate ‘both worlds’ but the system had elements of colonialism.
UH releases interim COVID-19 guidelines for its 10 campuses
Editor’s note: University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner held a news conference to announce the university’s interim COVID-19 guidelines on July 1, 2020....
Engineers tackle disability barriers
A Leeds alum helped bring together the University and a UK charity to create bespoke solutions for disabled people.
World experts have waste in focus at Lancaster event
An agenda-setting conference at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) assembled some of the world’s leading experts on waste.
Why don’t larger dogs live as long as smaller breeds?
Scientists have for the first time explained why larger dogs have shorter lifespans than smaller dogs - selective breeding for size has made large breeds more susceptible to cancer.
Sculpture celebrates remarkable women
A sculpture has been unveiled that celebrates the lives of inspirational women who have contributed to the city of Leeds.
Could psychedelics be used to help manage athletes’ mental health?
Why do people who take DMT, a powerful psychedelic drug, feel a strong sense of familiarity about places, things or entities that are not a part of waking life?
Participants needed for study of promising drug for hand osteoarthritis
Patients with painful hand osteoarthritis are needed to test an existing drug that showed promising results in a trial led by Monash University and Alfred Health.
