Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
A new survey, by the Graduate School of Education at The University of Western Australia, highlights the impacts of the 2019-20 Black Summer fires on the wellbeing of emergency services workers with many responders...
Student in 2,500km cycle for cancer charity
A determined student will cycle 2,500km across nine countries to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer – after his mum overcame the disease.
Stanford researchers identify four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and their simple fixes
Even as more people are logging onto popular video chat platforms to connect with colleagues, family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Top Canadian honours for two field-leading researchers
Claire Davies and Praveen Jain win the Killam Fellowship and Killam Prize, two of Canada’s most competitive research honours.
COVID-19 pandemic causes a seismic noise quiet period in 2020
Research published in the journal Science has shown that lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 led to a 50% reduction in seismic noise observed around the world in early to mid 2020.
Size of helium nucleus measured more precisely than ever before
In experiments at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, an international research collaboration with ETH Zurich involvement has measured the radius of the atomic nucleus of helium...
Animal-based protein recommended for people being treated for cancer
If you’re being treated for cancer, don’t leave meat, fish and dairy off your plate, University of Alberta experts advise.
Winning UC interns set the PAC
Honing professional skills before even graduating and trying out career options were a couple of the benefits of an internship, according to the co-winners of the inaugural PACE internship Excellence Prize.
UOW India opens applications for FinTech courses
The University of Wollongong India (UOW India) has opened applications for its Master of Financial Technology, Master of Financial Technology (Extension)...
A New Theory of How Black Holes Merge and Grow Into Heavyweights
The biggest black hole collisions detected by LIGO may have arisen from a flat disk of gas in a young galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center, says a new study in Nature.
