Australia-bound asteroid sample may reveal life’s origins
A Japanese space mission will deliver samples collected from asteroid Ryugu in a capsule to the outback desert of Woomera in South Australia this Sunday morning.
UQ partners with Paralympics Australia to put Brisbane on track for 2032 gold
Brisbane is set to become a hub for Paralympic sport with the announcement of a nationally-significant partnership between The University of Queensland and Paralympics Australia.
University of Missouri researcher adds to timeline of human evolution by studying an island...
Nearly two decades ago, a small-bodied "human-like" fossil, Homo floresiensis, was discovered on an island in Indonesia.
Alumni startup Syzl wins PITCH 2023 competition at Collision tech conference
The University of Calgary represented its entrepreneurial spirit and robust innovation ecosystem at Collision, North America’s fastest-growing tech conference in Toronto from June 27 to 29.
Sydney wins prestigious global education award
The University of Sydney dominated this year's QS Reimagine Education awards, with the Business School's Job Smart Edge initiative winning the overall Global Education Award...
Fibre supplements trialled in Southampton to support immune health
Fibre is essential for healthy digestion – with strong evidence that diets higher in fibre are associated with a lower risk of certain diseases, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Sir Mason Durie among Massey’s New Year Honours recipients
Professor Emeritus Sir Mason Durie (KNZM) is among several Massey luminaries to be recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours list.
Third wave of longitudinal study reveals wide but closing gender gap in young New...
Findings from the third stage of a 20-year longitudinal study run by the Financial Education and Research (NZ Fin-Ed) Centre show young New Zealanders...
Manage mental health early for better overall health and longer life: study
A collaboration between the University of Auckland, the University of Michigan and Duke University in the US, the study investigated 50 years of births in New Zealand and followed them for 30 years.
Deep cycling of carbon and chlorine were likely flipped in Earth’s early history
High-pressure experiments are helping scientists understand the deep cycles of carbon and chlorine which are essential for life on earth, and how these have changed since three billion years ago.
