Professor Jennifer Balint appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts
Professor Jennifer Balint has been appointed the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.
Economic abuse affects one in seven NZ women
Economic abuse compounds other forms of violence and pushes NZ women into poverty, new research finds.
McKinnon Prize selection panel revealed
A former Premier, a former Federal Government Minister and the CEO of one of Australia’s leading children’s charities are some of the leaders who will select the 2022 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership.
Three tips for living with the “COVID Crankies”
When I ask people how they are going, they often say they are feeling really tired, irritable and over it. They may be experiencing what I call the "COVID Crankies".
New research sheds light on how malaria parasites adapt to their human hosts
A study has characterised the factors that cause the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, to invest resources into reproduction – to maximise transmission to other hosts – or replication...
Arctic sea-ice algae attract plastics, new research shows
Amid global calls to reduce plastic production, new research shows high amounts of plastic in Arctic Sea ice and sediment.
Shift to online means universities and governments must act now to ensure no one...
Governments and universities need to take swift action to ensure no one is left behind in the shift to online teaching...
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....
How fall vaccines keep pace with evolving viruses
UBC medicine researchers share how new vaccines are handled to ensure they are safe and effective against evolving strains of influenza and SARS-CoV-2.
Monash University buys CSIRO’s Parkville property; Australia’s biomedical research sector set to expand
Monash University has acquired a prime Parkville property that will become a key addition to its Parkville campus – home to Monash’s world-leading Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences...
