Wallace prizewinner no flash in the pan
A writer of flash fiction, extremely short stories, has won the University of Auckland’s $5000 Sir James Wallace Creative Writing Prize for the first time.
People dislike AI art because it threatens their humanity: study
AI-generated writing, photography, art and music have been skyrocketing in popularity, but that surging success has also triggered an enormous backlash, with many rejecting AI art — and even asserting that its proliferation marks the beginning of the end for humanity.
National Hero Award September 2020
National Hero Award September 2020
The courage, commitment and professionalism of healthcare workers fighting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is...
Vitamin supplements may have small effect on COVID-19 risk for women
Researchers at King’s analysing data from an app have found that certain vitamin supplements may have a small effect on reducing the likelihood of catching COVID-19 for women but not men.
Pandemic Science Hub to fight lung disease
A new multi-million pound research programme to develop treatments for lung infections such as Covid-19 and future pandemics has been announced at the University of Edinburgh with support from a significant donation by Baillie Gifford.
Discovery of drug candidate to potentially tackle ER-positive breast cancer
An international team of researchers, led by Pfizer in collaboration with Monash University and the Australian-based Cancer Therapeutics Cooperative Research Centre...
University staff and alumni recognised in 2023 New Year Honours
From the best-known public health official in the land, to the out-of-sight heroes of communities, the 2023 New Year Honours acknowledged University of Auckland staff and alumni.
Celebrate Science 2025 draws over 5,000 visitors to Locomotion
Celebrate Science 2025, a partnership between Durham University and Locomotion (part of the Science Museum Group)
There’s something fishy about flake sold in South Australia
It is a popular takeaway choice at fish and chip shops, but new research has revealed threatened species of shark are being sold as flake at some outlets across South Australia.
Monash ranks 40th globally in US News and World Report 2022 Best Global Universities...
Demonstrating the strength of its academic research performance and global and regional reputation, Monash also retained its rank of 4th in Australia in the annual ranking of 1,750 institutions from across the globe.
