Melbourne and Sydney have been named among the top 10 student cities to live in worldwide, according to the QS Best Student Cities Ranking.  The latest set of rankings sees Melbourne takes out 6th place, down from 3rd last year, ...

People who have recovered from Covid-19 are more likely to score poorly on intelligence tests, according to new research. Brain scientists from Imperial College London have shared results of the Great British Intelligence Test. The online IQ test was completed by ...

Honorary doctorates are typically given to individuals who have made significant contributions to Australian society, but questions are being asked about their worth in light of one being recently rescinded at a Perth university.  Edith Cowan University (ECU) told students ...

A virus expert has said it’s wrong to prioritise vaccinating children against coronavirus before ensuring the world’s adult population is properly immunised. Monash University virologist Vinod Balasubramaniam said that because children are far less likely to fall seriously ill from Covid-19, they ...

The report found that hard, technical skills picked up throughout academica “may not be enough to stand out in a highly competitive job market”.

I grew up in a house where slang was part of our everyday vernacular, something that brought us together in many ways as part of a distinct social class living in a particular moment in time. Beer cans were ‘tinnies’, ...

New research has challenged the conventional wisdom that women must wait at least 24 months after giving birth to become pregnant again. Curtin University-led research found that the WHO recommendation that women wait two years, in order to reduce the ...

A petition to rescind the proposal to make significant cuts to the University of Western Australia (UWA) school of social sciences has nearly reached its goal of 10,000 signatures, but whether it will have an impact remains uncertain. Earlier this ...

Former ABC managing director and NSW education secretary Mark Scott has encountered a wave of criticism since being appointed the University of Sydney’s latest vice-chancellor. But, according to a recent article in the Australian Financial Review, he remains aloof to ...

Researchers have found a potentially life saving treatment for people who have suffered a heart attack, thanks to a deadly Arachnid. A team from the University of Queensland used a drug developed from the venom of the deadly Fraser Island ...