Double honours for biomedical innovation to detect hearing loss
A multi-disciplinary team including two clinical professionals and three researchers from the University of Western Australia has been honoured twice in the same week for...
Research informs WHO malaria net guideline update
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its recommendation for malaria-preventing mosquito nets based on new research from the University of Adelaide.
University of Macau kicks off celebration for 40th anniversary
The University of Macau (UM) today (17 January) held an opening ceremony to kick off the celebration for its 40th anniversary.
Monash welcomes Australia’s circular economy transition progress
Monash University has welcomed positive steps in Australia’s transition to a circular economy, with two significant developments this month, including that the federal government adopted and agreed to implement Monash expert recommendations.
Archaeologist looks to ancient solutions to help solve contemporary global problems
As the world grapples with cross-border challenges such as climate change, pandemic disease, cybercrime and income inequality, it may be tempting to look to the United Nations and other international organizations for solutions.
New land valuation tool uses big data to inform urban planning and investment
UNSW and partners launch a data-driven toolkit that rapidly calculates property valuations to inform urban development.
Revolutionary chronic wound treatment could help millions
A team of international scientists has developed an effective treatment for preventing infection in chronic wounds that does not involve antibiotics.
Using tree rings, University of Toronto researchers measure history of mercury contamination in Yukon
By examining clues hidden beneath tree bark, a research team from the University of Toronto Mississauga is recording the history of pollution in Canada’s North.
Technology reveals the hidden world of an endangered subantarctic penguin population
Dr Chris Muller’s PhD research saw him living on an isolated subantarctic island and developing new drone technology to gain insight into one of the world’s rarest and most endangered penguin species.
Research reveals new insights into the biology of New Zealand’s pilot whales
Each year New Zealand experiences mass strandings of long-finned pilot whales along its shoreline. Exactly why these whales strand remains unclear. However, new biological insights into these phenomenal events has just been published in an international peer reviewed journal.