Australian Catholic University
QRL collaboration already bearing fruit
A collaboration between Australian Catholic University and the Queensland Rugby League will be a boon for students, researchers, referees, players and coaches.
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Southern Cross University
Preventing delirium: health partnerships to trial revolutionary carer toolkit
An older adult in hospital for an infection suddenly becomes fearful, irritable and doesn’t recognise their lifelong spouse. The confusion and distress are frightening for loved ones and hospital staff are concerned.
Southern Cross University
Opinion: The research security dilemma
Universities must adopt "smart openness", shifting research security from a compliance exercise into a strategic governance priority against global espionage.
Edith Cowan University
High-salt diet linked to faster memory decline in men, ECU study finds
New research has found that higher sodium intake may negatively affect episodic memory.
The University of Western Australia
StUWArt walks the talk at UWA robotics lab
A team of ambitious engineering students at The University of Western Australia is developing technology in a 140cm tall humanoid robot that may soon be able to welcome visitors to campus and guide them through UWA’s world-class facilities.
Charles Darwin University
$70m funding boost for student accommodation project
Campus Living Villages (CLV) has secured a $70 million loan from the Australian Government to support the construction of a new Charles Darwin University (CDU) student accommodation building opposite the Danala | Education and Community Precinct.
University of Canberra
Paediatric palliative care, cancer treatment and surgical safety – PhD research from UC is improving lives in Australia
Research can sometimes feel removed from everyday life, but its impact is often closer than we realise. Behind some of the advances in palliative care for children, cancer treatment and safer surgery, are PhD students whose work is shaping better outcomes for patients across Australia and beyond.
Griffith University
The ‘ungrateful lungfish’: study focuses on sustainable food sources for hungry ancient fish
Colin Burke, a PhD Candidate within Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute, is leading a study to restore and reestablish critical aquatic vegetative habitat in the Brisbane River downstream of Wivenhoe Dam for the federally threatened Australian lungfish.
Curtin University
Curtin takes cutting-edge science inside WA prisons
A “super microscope” capable of magnifying the tiniest of objects and usually only found in research labs has been taken inside an Australian prison for the first time, giving people in custody rare access to cutting-edge science.
University of the Sunshine Coast
Mental Health and Neuroscience programs graduate 100 students
From veterinary medicine to naturopathy, the Mental Health and Neuroscience postgraduate programs have just graduated the 100th student. Graduates are translating mental health and neuroscience knowledge into diverse, real‑world impact.
The University of Western Australia
Guiding the future of cardiometabolic care
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of premature death in Australia, with diabetes, lipid disorders and chronic kidney disease being major risk factors.
Griffith University
Cocaine pollution alters salmon behaviour in the wild
New research has revealed cocaine pollution can change how wild fish move through their environment, with juvenile Atlantic salmon swimming farther and dispersing more widely when exposed to concentrations found in polluted waterways.