Logging near regional towns increases the risk of severe fires, according to researchers from ANU. The research found that young forests regenerating after logging, particularly between 10 and 40 years old, were susceptible to "very high severity fire". "Our findings ...

Patricia Davidson, the new VC of Wollongong University in NSW, joins HEDx to outline the compassionate approach to leadership she has brought to her first 90 days. She outlines the challenges she perceives for the sector, its staff and its students.  ...

People who use social media are being trained to express moral outrage with the reward of likes and shares, according to new research from Yale University.  Researchers from the Yale Department of Psychology measured the expression of moral outrage on ...

The brother of star cricketer Usman Khawaja, Arsalan, who was convicted over a fake terror plot, has taken his fight to be released from prison to the Federal Court. Khawaja admitted attempting to frame two men for terror offences in ...

A quick cat nap during the day won't fix the effects of a sleepless night, according to researchers. Academics at Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab looked at the effectiveness of shorter length naps on the cognitive impairment brought ...

A drug commonly used to sedate children receiving treatment in intensive care has been identified as a “possible predictor” of post traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), a study led by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has found. The study, which ...

Sydney’s two highest-ranked universities will put aside their competitiveness and “bickering” to build more of a collaborative relationship, new vice-chancellor and president of Sydney university Professor Mark Scott said.  For decades now, the University of Sydney and UNSW Sydney have ...

When times are tough, one of the best coping strategies is to leave the past behind, move out of your current predicament, and focus on the horizon ahead. All of us are trying to look ahead right now. Our ability ...

A group of University of Sydney engineering students studying remotely in India will soon meet each other in person on a trip along India’s picturesque south-east coast. The group of six, who have been studying online from their homes for ...

Acclaimed auteur David Lynch is a coffee freak. He drinks up to 10 cups a day, down from a shake-inducing 20, and once said that "even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all". Well, researchers from the University ...