University of Wollongong
Weeding out trouble
How people power can protect Australia’s delicate ecosystems
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Griffith University
AI-driven study reveals how land use acts as a “silent amplifier” of extreme heat
A new study using Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has revealed land-use change – particularly deforestation and unplanned agricultural expansion – is dramatically intensifying heatwaves across Africa, with findings that carry direct implications for Australia’s warm climate.
Edith Cowan University
ECU research to support sheep industry transition with Federal grant
A team of researchers from the School of Business and Law have been awarded a grant to support diversifying markets for the Australian sheep industry.
University of Canberra
SPEECH | UC Aitkin Lecture - Professor The Honourable Bill Shorten
Professor The Honourable Bill Shorten delivered the 2026 UC Aitkin Lecture at the National Press Club Australia.
University of Southern Queensland
When Earth meets Mars: UniSQ researchers identify potentially habitable planet
Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) have discovered a potentially habitable planet 150 light-years away, similar in size to Earth and with conditions resembling those of Mars.
Edith Cowan University
Exhibition reveals the Hidden World of Huntington's disease
Researchers are hoping to shed some light on the Hidden World of Huntington's disease (HD) through an exhibition at the Spectrum Project Space to empower participants to share their lived experience of HD.
University of the Sunshine Coast
Using ‘baby talk’ could aid infants’ early language development
Baby talk isn’t just cute – it could play a vital role in helping infants learn the sounds of their language, new research from the University of the Sunshine Coast has found.
University of Wollongong
Researchers achieve world-first in underwater 3D concrete printing
LUYTEN 3D collaboration produces Australia’s first submerged 3D printing system, world-first accelerator-free concrete mix for use underwater
The University of Western Australia
UWA launches new nursing degree in response to health sector demand
The University of Western Australia has launched Australia’s first integrated four-year nursing degree – among a raft of UWA courses with an ATAR entry score adjusted to 70.
Murdoch University
So committed to sustainability, we let our students do the audit
Over the course of two days, a team of student auditors reviewed and ranked documentation, and conducted interviews with key people within the University’s ecosystem, including Vice Chancellor Professor Andrew Deeks.
University of the Sunshine Coast
Advocacy on the world stage – Shawna is making her voice heard
As the rest of her cohort was graduating, Shawna Pope was on a different stage of her own.
Edith Cowan University
On the nose: Beauty, bias and the face of social media
A new Edith Cowan University study shows how filtered faces on social media are fuelling nose shame, and how online communities are fighting back.