Workplace injury and illness costs tens of thousands of work years: study
Australia loses 41,194 work years annually due to work-related injury, disease and mental health conditions, a new measure of the national burden of workplace injury and illness has found.
Non-invasive study finds new high-potential geothermal energy site in Yishun
NTU researchers have found evidence of a highly fractured, water-saturated geothermal underground reservoir southeast of the Sembawang Hot Spring, located in the Yishun district.
Commuters see fewer familiar faces post pandemic
Seeing people we recognise on the train or at the bus stop can enhance feelings of safety and comfort but a University of Queensland study shows
Research reveals three new marsupial species – though all likely extinct
The exciting discovery of three new species of a small Australian marsupial has been tempered by the sad fact that each of the newly identified species of mulgara is likely already extinct.
Call for single gender hospital rooms to protect human rights
The practice of men and women sharing hospital rooms violates human rights and should be prohibited, a group of academics argues.
Old gold: how action sports athletes are challenging age stereotypes and redefining lifelong physical...
On The Conversation, University of Canterbury lecturer in Sports Management and Marketing and co-author Dr Nick Maitland explains how pioneers of action sport continue to reshape expectations of what is possible - regardless of age.
Top tips for teaching — and learning — from one of Canada’s best medical...
In most hospital settings “infectious” isn’t considered a good thing. But when it comes to Vijay Daniels’ contagious enthusiasm for teaching, it’s just what the doctor ordered for medical students at the University of Alberta Hospital.
New Distinguished Fellow a major boost to youth mental health
Embracing a new era of ground-breaking research, The University of Western Australia and Telethon Kids Institute have welcomed youth mental health researcher Associate Professor Kathryn Modecki as a Distinguished Fellow.
Priorities post-COVID-19 outlined at Tourism Policy School
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says planning is underway for a new-look tourism sector post the COVID-19 vaccination programme and when international borders re-open.
Vaporised spacecraft linked to metals in atmosphere
A team of scientists investigating the stratosphere have found particles containing a variety of metals from satellites and spent rocket boosters, vaporised by the intense heat of re-entry.
