Here’s how Australia could actually get to net zero
Every bit of warming matters if we want to avoid the worst impacts for climate change, as the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows.
The law that failed the plight of ‘nobody’s child’
If there’s an example of a law that has singularly failed to meet the needs of a changing society, it is the Adoption Act 1955. The Act was passed to overcome the fact that children born...
Meeting the Challenge of Student Mobility in a Global Pandemic
Internationalisation in higher education is facing unprecedented challenges because of the global pandemic Covid-19.
Autism Research Clinic will seek answers from genes
The Centre for Brain Research's Autism Research Clinic aims to use genetic diagnoses to improve the lives of families of children with autism.
University Technology Colleges failing younger students
Young people who join a University Technical College (UTC) at the age of 14 do far worse on average in their GCSEs than similar teenagers at other schools...
Macquarie university ranks in top 100 in times higher education impact rankings 2021
Times Higher Education (THE) has announced that Macquarie University ranks 82nd and is in the Top 25 worldwide for three of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for the 2021 global Impact Rankings.
After a year of digital learning and virtual teaching, let’s hear it for real...
Can children develop a love of reading by sitting alone with an e-book? In a new article on The Conversation, Associate Professor Kathryn MacCallum argues that real books are more engaging.
Pioneering Psychology Professor leaves peaceful parenting legacy
The University of Waikato sadly acknowledges the passing of Emeritus Professor Jane Ritchie OBE, at the age of 87.
Nominations open for LU medals and awards
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Lincoln University medals and awards, which recognise individuals who have made outstanding achievements in their fields of expertise.
Survivors of heart attack plus cardiac arrest at increased risk of early death
Patients who survive a heart attack together with sudden cardiac arrest are at increased risk of dying within six years following hospital discharge.
