The University of Melbourne
Persistent poverty is a major policy issue
While having a job is often crucial to lifting people out of poverty, adequate income support and child care are also critical
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Macquarie University
Unrecorded and overlooked: the forgotten female history of side gigs in regional Australia
New research has illuminated the vital economic role Australian women in regional areas have played since 1850, running side businesses that help feed families in times of crisis.
Edith Cowan University
A new tool for boosting empathy in healthcare
When healthcare workers have higher levels of empathy and compassion it improves the quality of patient care and decreases the likelihood of practitioner burnout.
Charles Darwin University
Study shows how AI can be a ‘crystal ball’ for businesses to stay afloat
Businesses unsure how to survive the next global tragedy should have no fear, with a new study showing how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help organisations stay afloat in rapidly changing times.
University of the Sunshine Coast
When life gives you a wheelchair, find a basketball court
It was just an ordinary day when 13-year-old schoolboy Steven Elliott started to feel sudden pain in his legs. He had just started high school. Sports-mad, with all the energy of a rugby-loving, adrenaline-seeking teenage boy.
The University of Newcastle
Doctors join historic gathering in the Torres Strait
A University of Newcastle doctor and medical student recently joined a group of Torres Strait Islander doctors on Waiben (Thursday Island) after calls for better access to health.
Charles Darwin University
Top gong awarded to leading researcher
A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher and globally recognised ecologist has been awarded a prestigious medal for his contributions to ecological science.
Southern Cross University
Healing natural disaster trauma using art and psychedelic therapies
Southern Cross University will trial a world-first stepped care treatment using group-based arts programs and MDMA-assisted therapy to help Northern Rivers flood survivors suffering PTSD.
The University of Melbourne
Navi: improving medical care for premature babies
University of Melbourne-based startup Navi has developed a location system to help clinicians insert life-saving central lines into premature and newborn patients.
Macquarie University
Fathers' expectations key trigger for graduate competitiveness at work
What makes young people competitive? A study by Macquarie Business School has found personal discipline comes out on top, but expectations at home and school also have a role to play.
Monash University
International Nurses Day - Aspire to Inspire
International Nurses Day is celebrated annually around the world and enables us to celebrate the people who become nurses and their role in providing first-class healthcare to people at their most vulnerable times.
The Australian National University
Using maths to help Australia’s biosecurity: Professor Katie Glass and team’s ARC Linkage grant success
Professor Katie Glass and colleagues think we can, and have been awarded an $850,000 ARC Linkage grant in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to investigate this problem.