Macquarie University
Genetically-altered toads explain why albino animals are rare in nature
Macquarie University researchers used advanced gene-editing technology to debunk long-held beliefs about why albinism is rare in nature.
Neha Attre
Charles Darwin University
London leader appointed as new campus receives first applications
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is pleased to appoint Jodie Duignan-George to the role of Associate Vice-Chancellor (AVC) United Kingdom as the first applications for the University’s London-based degrees roll in.
Charles Darwin University
Building a legacy: CDU’s Vice-Chancellor renews contract for five years
CDU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Scott Bowman will continue at the University’s helm for another five years.
Edith Cowan University
Turning shopping bags into streets: ECU research tackles plastic waste
Shopping bags and milk bottles could form an integral part of critical infrastructure, new research has found.
University of the Sunshine Coast
World-first vaccine approved to fight deadly disease
In a world first, Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator has approved a vaccine to protect koalas from infection and death caused by chlamydia.
Charles Darwin University
Stereotypes holding back Australia’s recreational fishing future, new study finds
Outdated stereotypes about who a “real fisher” is could be costing Australia’s recreational fishing industry valuable talent, creativity, and growth, new research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) suggests.
Macquarie University
How humans reshaped the animal world
New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted natural mammal communities as profoundly as the Ice Age extinctions.
Macquarie University
Common farm chemical threatens insect survival
Macquarie University research shows a chemical banned in Europe but still sprayed on Australian produce to kill fungus also wipes out beneficial insects and pollinators, potentially fuelling global insect decline.
Macquarie University
Secret spider societies reveal surprising brain differences
Researchers peered inside the brains of huntsman and crab spiders using micro CT scanners and found while spiders’ brains don’t have to be bigger for them to live in groups, social spiders are wired for better memory, recognition and collaboration.
Macquarie University
Macquarie technology powers breakthrough telescope in Chile
A robotic positioning system designed and built by Macquarie University engineers is now capturing light from thousands of stars and galaxies simultaneously at one of the world’s premier observing sites.
Macquarie University
Myth busted: vocal fry isn’t just a ‘girl thing’
Macquarie University researchers have found social perceptions, not speech patterns, may explain why vocal fry is more often noticed – and criticised – in women.
Charles Darwin University
Pointless work tasks driving employees to switch off and burn out, new research finds
Unfair or pointless work tasks are driving more employees to mentally check out, turning to the internet to cope with stress, sleepless nights, and next-day burnout, new research shows.