Scholarship enables students to tackle climate change
First-year Bachelor of Climate Change students Morgan Harris and Georgina Barwood are the inaugural winners of the Tower Insurance Climate Change Scholarship.
Antarctic glaciers formed 30 million years earlier than previously thought
A new study has revealed that glaciers formed in the highest mountains of Antarctica at least 60 million years ago, which is 30 million years earlier than previously thought...
New Tuberculosis treatment could save millions of lives
World-leading scientists from the University of St Andrews reveal a new Tuberculosis (TB) therapeutics that could shorten the treatment of the disease by up to two months, potentially saving millions of lives.
Scholarship seeks to push indigenous voice to the forefront of NZ architecture
As the largest Polynesian city in the world, Auckland presents a noticeable lack of Māori and Pacific representation in its architecture. This scholarship, and its incentive to study the subject...
Residue from household disinfectants may be leading to drug resistance in deadly bacteria
Macquarie University scientists have contributed to a new study that suggests we may need to rethink current disinfection strategies at home and in hospitals in the fight against superbugs.
Almost all Kiwi preschoolers eating junk food
A study of thousands of Kiwi under-fives finds almost all eating hot chips and other fatty foods and insufficient fruit and veges.
Monash projects backed by Australia’s national biotech incubator
Biotech projects being led by Monash University have received $2.5M in funding to advance novel therapeutics and preclinical medical research that address schizophrenia...
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.
Children with asthma not at higher risk of severe COVID, research suggests
A study of nearly 19,000 children who sought care at hospital for COVID-19 during the pandemic shows those with asthma were not at greater risk of serious infection.
Hearing deterioration reported by discharged COVID-19 patients
A significant number of patients reported a deterioration in their hearing when questioned eight weeks after discharge from a hospital admission for COVID-19.
