Project investigates new approach to combat prostate cancer
A research team led by the University of Adelaide will investigate how prostate cancer cells survive and reappear after drug treatment.
Funding boost for native tree restoration project
More landowners will get access to expert advice on planting native trees with the expansion of a Restoration Ambassadors programme led by the University of Canterbury (UC).
$6 million for university’s health investigators
Three University of Adelaide health researchers have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants to support projects into premature babies, heart health and strokes...
Miniscule wave machine opens big scientific doors
University of Queensland researchers have made a microscopic ‘ocean’ on a silicon chip to miniaturise the study of wave dynamics.
Social prescribing link workers have positive impact on general practice
The rollout of social prescribing link workers in primary care services in England appears to have had a positive impact on patient experience and outcomes...
Meet the new University Organist and Carillonist
Titus is one of Australia's leading organists, with a passion for sharing accessible music with local and international audiences.
National Hero Award September 2020
National Hero Award September 2020
The courage, commitment and professionalism of healthcare workers fighting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is...
How vitamin D deficiency can lead to autoimmune diseases
As Canadians brace for “vitamin D winter” – months when the sun’s angle is too low to produce the vitamin in the skin – a McGill University study explains why vitamin D deficiency early in life is associated with a higher risk of autoimmune diseases.
Combined cancer therapies most effective to treat mesothelioma
Cancer researchers from The University of Western Australia have found a combination of chemotherapy...
Ghost roads in South-East Asia speed nature’s destruction
Unauthorised road building in tropical forests is accelerating habitat destruction. Professor Josh Cinner, with colleagues from James Cook University, found that there were up to six times more actual roads than those recorded in official datasets.
