UQ professor wins Indigenous Writers’ Prize
University of Queensland professor and proud Wiradjuri woman Anita Heiss has been awarded the 2022 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers’ Prize.
Common asthma treatment reduces need for hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients, study suggests
The STOIC study found that inhaled budesonide given to patients with COVID-19 within seven days of the onset of symptoms also reduced recovery time.
Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at risk of early stage...
Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer...
The Sydney student helping others reach university
A scholarship to the University of Sydney changed Kawana Crowe's life. Now the 20-year-old Wiradjuri woman from Macksville wants to help other rural, regional and Indigenous students find a pathway to university.
Experts Reveal Role of Secondary Species of Mosquito in Malaria Transmission
New research has revealed that further intervention methods may be required to reduce the transmission of malaria throughout certain parts of Africa – to combat the daytime-biting species of mosquitos found there.
World-first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel takes off
A historic transatlantic flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel has taken off on 28 November 2023 with the help of engineers from the University of Sheffield.
In just four hours, University of Toronto alumnus Zain Manji co-created an app to...
Equipped with a computer science and economics degree and driven by an urge to help, University of Toronto alumnus Zain Manji recently set out to see how quickly he could...
Integrated car park and EV charging system rolled out on campus
ST Engineering and NTU Singapore on Monday (8 May) announced the deployment of Singapore’s first integrated Smart Car Park and Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging System, GoParkinTM, on NTU’s main campus.
Snooze for science and help find a therapy for sleep apnoea
The Centre for Sleep Science at The University of Western Australia is investigating whether a new therapy will reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and is looking for participants to take part in a nine-week trial.
Greener burials uncovered by new Canterbury research
While many are striving to live in a more eco-friendly way, a University of Canterbury (UC) academic says we should also have the option to be buried more sustainably.
