McGill Professor earns Quebec’s highest honour for research in biomedicine
Earlier today, the Quebec government announced the winners of its annual Prix du Quebec competition, a series of 15 awards in science and culture.
Meet the kowari: a pint-sized predator on the fast track to extinction
Australia is home to more than 350 species of native mammals, 87% of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
University to operate methane tracking satellite
The new mission control centre will provide hands-on experience to a new generation of space engineers and scientists.
New Professorship in AI established with S$6 million gift from Chen Yidan Foundation
The Chen Yidan Foundation, started by Dr Charles Chen Yidan, a Core Founder of Tencent, one of Asia’s largest internet companies, has pledged a gift of S$6 million to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
Flat out Fabulous: Barbie puts her best foot forward over the years – study
Foot health enthusiasts have researched Barbie’s footwear choices since her debut in the 1950s—and it turns out the iconic doll’s career really took off when she stepped into flatter shoes.
UC academic elected as Royal Society Fellow
University of Canterbury Mechanical Engineering Professor Dan Zhao has been made a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellow by the Royal Society.
Genre-defying work wins 2020 Adam Foundation Prize
A genre-defying work that examiners describe as being “of great significance” has been awarded the IIML 2020 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing.
The University of Sydney partners with 360info & Monash University to support media diversity
The University of Sydney is partnering with Monash University to develop 360info as an independent information resource for newsrooms.
Report explores WA’s future as we head towards 2050
Western Australia is likely to remain one of the safest places in the world, both from infectious diseases and military onslaught, through to 2050 and beyond, according to a new report launched today by The University of Western Australia.
Monash rises in global impact rankings
Monash University has strengthened its position as a global leader of change, climbing to 21st globally – among the 1,591 universities that participated – in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings...
