The Gold Coast campus of Griffith University opened its new biomedical research and development centre earlier this month, which will research and develop vaccines for illnesses including chlamydia, acne and some cancers. The $280m Translational Science Hub (TNS) is a ...

The University of NSW will deliver a massive 17 per cent stipend increase to research students next year as part of a plan to ensure that they earn the equivalent of a living wage by 2024. Students holding higher degree ...

The Australian Research Council has released a simplified version of the national interest test which will see disciplinary experts assess grant applications, rather than civil servants. Announced on Thursday, the new changes aim to "significantly reduce the administrative burden for ...

A groundbreaking new study has shown how you can increase muscle growth while spending half the amount of the amount of time in the gym. The study, authored by Edith Cowan University professor Ken Nosaka, found that eccentric muscle contractions – the ...

From 2023, the NHMRC will attribute equal numbers of funding grants to women, non-binary researchers and men, in order to address ‘systemic’ gender inequities. The new initiative was announced by health minister Mark Butler last week, and will see the ...

Melbourne researchers have discovered a life-changing pill that could help hay fever and thunderstorm asthma sufferers. The tablets – infused with tiny doses of grass pollens – have been found to provide long-term protection against allergic reactions, including thunderstorm asthma. ...

Nathan Boase always knew he would be a scientist, and he is currently researching new methods to protect people against viruses like Monkeypox and COVID-19. Boase and his team from QuT have been given the green light to develop a ...

With 170,000 Australians breaking a bone annually, PhD student Janitha Jeewantha thought it was time to redesign a new, easier way to cast injuries. With help from his professor, Jeewantha developed a hybrid shape memory polymer 'smart plaster' which wraps around ...

New research shows less than a quarter of Australian children and young people are meeting the national physical activity guidelines for their age group, sparking health concerns among professionals. Gathered for the 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children ...

A Monash University study has found people who live in more affluent areas have superior memories and a lower risk of developing dementia, highlighting the need for better facilities in disadvantaged areas to promote healthy lifestyle habits and help curtail the growing ...