University experts take top honours in science excellence
The University of Adelaide’s Professor Shizhang Qiao has been named as SA Scientist of the Year in this year’s Science Excellence and Innovation Awards.
National mental health research centre guided by lived experience for better outcomes
The University of Melbourne has welcomed $10 million to establish a national research translation centre to improve health outcomes for Australians with mental illness and reduce the individual...
Singapore: new International “Asia Social Innovation by Design” course
Students of the Grande Ecole Program will now have the opportunity to follow a “specialization” called “Asia Social Innovation by Design” in Singapore at Strate School of Design.
Two-faced star exposed in first for astronomy
In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-our cores of dead stars, astronomers from institutions including the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Warwick have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced.
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.
Volcanic “trombone music” could provide early warning of eruptions
University of Canterbury (UC) postdoctoral researcher Dr Leighton Watson (Ngāi Tahu), in collaboration with researchers at the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology and Boise State University...
UMD-led Study Could Offer Hope to Pompe Disease Patients
Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder that disables heart and skeletal muscles and can lead to early death if untreated. The only available treatment is enzyme replacement therapy that...
Western launches comprehensive digitized tornado archive
A new comprehensive digitized tornado archive at Western provides a deep dive into severe weather events of the past including the 1979 Woodstock, Ont. tornado with news clippings...
Ambitious Climate Action Pays Off
Action to mitigate climate change costs money – but damage caused by climate change also entails financial burdens, particularly for future generations. So how much action to mitigate climate change makes economic sense?
Electrified reactor cuts emissions by 60 per cent in key industries
Industries like chemical manufacturing, fertiliser production and hydrogen generation could significantly cut emissions, improve efficiency and lower costs using...
