New analysis from the Australian National University estimates the global economy could slump by more than $US21 trillion due to the economic effects of COVID-19. Led by Professor Warwick McKibbin and Roshen Fernando, their study, titled ‘Global macroeconomic scenarios of ...
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It’s long been known that healthy levels of physical activity benefit one’s entire body and has a positive effect on mood. But new research has now found that there is a link between school students’ levels of exercise and their ...
More »Seeing is not always believing: the need for media literacy in Australia and the United States
Western Sydney University will partner with The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) in America to assess the state of media literacy education in both Australia and the United States. While the ability to “access, analyse, evaluate and create ...
More »Monash expert finds play-based learning encourages girls into STEM
A new study has found that girls as young as four can both overcome educational disadvantage and feel empowered to participate in STEM-based activities through emphasising play-based learning. Researchers at Monash University found that girls’ “thoughts and actions are endorsed ...
More »ANU study finds we’ve been drinking away our pandemic blues
A concerning new report from the Australian National University (ANU) shows Australians are drinking more frequently than before. While anecdotal evidence of increased alcohol consumption during social isolation has existed on social media posts and rises in alcohol sales, this ...
More »ANU researchers develop temperature record that eclipses the Bureau of Meteorology’s
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have tracked back to 1838 to record a daily temperature record, identifying more heatwaves since the pre-industrial period and a decrease in cold snaps. Dr Joelle Gergis, lead researcher from the ANU, said the ...
More »“Coffee grinds on the side, please”: USQ’s promising link between spent coffee and losing weight
A ‘coffee-grinds’ intervention may be useful for managing obesity and metabolic syndrome by altering the gut microbiota.
More »It’s time climate change was written on death certificates: Podcast
CampusReview · It's time climate change was written on death certificates: Podcast According to ANU experts, deaths from climate change have been “substantially under reported” in Australia’s national health records, and it's high time it's listed as a reason for ...
More »ANU research to help ‘close the gap’ on Indigenous heart disease
New national recommendations have stated that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should have their heart checked by age 18 at the latest. These recommendations, which appeared in the Medical Journal of Australia in an article entitled ‘Cardiovascular disease risk ...
More »NTEU hopes for ‘widespread ramifications’ after UTS academic is reinstated and compensated
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is hopeful benchmarking trends will change after the Fair Work Commission ordered that a UTS academic be reinstated immediately and compensated. The Fair Work Commission this week overturned the University of Technology Sydney’s (UTS) ...
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