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New research suggests dogs could be the solution to reduce university stress and boost staff and student mental health, while increasing their motivation, engagement and overall wellbeing. The University of Queensland is looking at the effect of animal-assisted education on ...
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Online classes, Zoom meetings and emails have an often overlooked environmental impact, and one researcher is arguing universities can do more to integrate digital tools in their sustainability planning and reduce their carbon footprint. While research shows staff and students ...
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Indigenous knowledges should be better embedded into astronomy degrees to advance science and give us a better understanding of the universe, an astrophysicist says. According to QUT's Dr Michael Cowley, there is a willingness to bring Indigenous knowledges into our ...
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Universities investing in green innovations are more likely to retain staff, achieve better organisational performances and attract more students. A new study by ACU has found a link between organisational performance, employee goal achievement, attrition rates and green innovations said ...
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A new underground physics lab in regional Victoria is setting Australian universities up in the race to unveil the secrets of dark matter, and potentially make the ‘discovery of the century’. Located in an active gold mine, the Stawell Underground ...
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Monash University is leading a DNA screening study that aims to detect inherited genes that increase the risk of cancers and eventually introduce a nationwide genetic screening program. The pilot project will be working in collaboration with researchers and clinicians ...
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In the quest to send astronauts to Mars, ANU space medicine experts have developed modelling to predict the impact of prolonged exposure to zero gravity on the body. The model can be used to determine the impact of space flight ...
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Four West Australian universities have been granted government funding to develop cutting-edge research and defence technologies and contribute to Australian sovereignty. Edith Cowan University, Curtin University, the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University will be sharing $1.19 million worth ...
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In this edition of the HEDx podcast co-CEO and co-founder of global data and research company HolonIQ, Maria Spies, shares an update to their report outlining five scenarios for the future of higher education by 2030. She discusses the priorities for the ...
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