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.
New South Wales
The University of Sydney
Indigenous school students head to uni to explore their futures
More than 100 students attended this year's Gadalung Program
University of Technology Sydney
Office AC can reduce the risk of harm from bushfire smoke
Air conditioning doesn't just cool the air – it can also reduce the risk of harm from bushfire smoke, new research suggests.
Southern Cross University
Flood-hit Southern Cross students receive new banking scholarship
The annual scholarship aims to foster business acumen, innovative thinking and entrepreneurship in the Northern Rivers over the next six years as the region continues to recover.
Southern Cross University
Making LGBTQ+ aged care better: new Southern Cross project underway
Led by Southern Cross University’s Professor Mark Hughes, the research project is set to break new ground by developing a best-practice inclusive model.
Southern Cross University
A double shot for Australia’s emerging coffee-growing industry
Southern Cross University, in conjunction with AgriFutures Australia, has unveiled a world-first coffee character sensory wheel.
Southern Cross University
Research partnership to break new ground in keeping teachers at cutting edge of rapidly changing classroom landscape
The partnership is being signed amidst a broader national conversation about the practice of teaching and the preparedness of teacher graduates for an increasingly complex world.
The University of Sydney
Why do dogs chew so much - and should we let them?
Puppies and mature dogs chew. A lot – and not just while they are eating. While this drives some owners mad, veterinary scientists suspect there must be functional reasons why your best friend chews bones, sticks, shoes, furniture, your hand. But science has largely overlooked the reasons why.
The University of Sydney
Fungi makes meal of hard to recycle plastic
Polypropylene, a hard to recycle plastic, has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in a new experiment led by researchers at the University of Sydney.
Macquarie University
World-first intuitive osseointegration procedure.
MQ Health's Limb Reconstruction team performed Australia’s first intuitive neuro-prosthetic limb operation, giving a patient two new mind-controlled limbs.