Edith Cowan University
Motion-capture a game-changer for biomechanics at ECU
ECU's biomechanics research will benefit from a ten-camera motion capture system to assist in examining movement and injury risks, as well as recovery.
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University of the Sunshine Coast
Patient-paramedic trust can help free up emergency departments: study
The professionalism and compassion of paramedics attending emergency calls can reduce unnecessary presentations at hospital emergency departments, according to University of the Sunshine Coast research by a veteran ambulance officer.
UNSW
Designing an office worth going back to
The key to the office of the future will be flexibility – not just flexibility about where people work, but in how to address the challenges facing workers and employers alike, taking into account physical workspace, the diversity of people’s needs and the power of technology.
Southern Cross University
That really shucks: Pesticide pollution threatens shellfish safety
Samples taken from the Richmond River estuary reveal 21 different pesticides, including a mix of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.
The University of Western Australia
Marine sponges reveal global warming has already exceeded 1.5 degrees
The findings raise the question of whether the global mean surface temperature has or will soon exceed the Paris Agreement, aimed at keeping warming to below 2 degrees.
The University of Sydney
Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer named Australians of the Year
Melanoma treatment pioneers awarded 2024 Australian of the Year
The University of Sydney
Indigenous school students head to uni to explore their futures
More than 100 students attended this year's Gadalung Program
James Cook University
Indigenous fire management started 11,000 years ago
James Cook University researchers have discovered Indigenous fire management in northern Australia was being practiced at least 11,000 years ago – and it has implications for fire management practices today.
The University of Sydney
Looking towards the future of biomedical research and innovation
A world-leading health, education and research precinct in Sydney
James Cook University
Octopus DNA contains grave warning for sea level rise
Scientists have used octopus DNA to discover that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet likely collapsed during the Last Interglacial period around 120,000 years ago – when global temperatures were similar to today.
James Cook University
Corals storm back after ‘sea-weeding’ project
A volunteer seaweed removal program involving citizen scientists has seen a dramatic improvement of up to 600 per cent coral regrowth off the coast of Magnetic Island.
Flinders University
Protecting South Australian first responders
Research shows emergency service personnel are twice as likely to develop anxiety, depression, and PTSD but a new Flinders University support program is aiming to prevent the onset of mental health conditions for first responders.