It’s unequivocally our most important yet problematic relationship we share with another country. And on Wednesday, former Australian prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull recommended the coalition government dampen the domestic political rhetoric against China that has been building ...
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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 ...
More »Careers of female academics stall with mid-level holding pattern – opinion
Even at universities, the career progression of female academics may lag that of their male counterparts, with new research from Edith Cowan University revealing that male and female academics experience significantly different career paths. A big reason behind this is ...
More »Sydney university VC wants less ‘bickering’ and more collaborating with UNSW Sydney after decades-long rivalry
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 ...
More »Getting to innovation as usual – opinion
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 ...
More »Stranded engineering students set to embark on coastal road trip to strengthen friendships and ‘stay motivated’
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 ...
More »USQ research team plans to use AI to better target treatment-resistant depression
Some ten years after Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy provided a new option in the fight against treatment-resistant depression, University of Southern Queensland (USQ) researchers have plans to refine the procedure by using artificial intelligence (AI). Called Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ...
More »Offshore, onshore or just not sure? The future of hybrid teaching – opinion
As the onshore international student market continues to be suppressed by the ever-evolving manifestations of COVID-19, the heady lure of establishing offshore operations in potential growth markets in Asia is inevitably the fare of boardroom discussions in many universities and ...
More »HEDx Podcast – Looking Ahead at Newcastle – Episode 33
This episode has University of Newcastle VC Alex Zelinsky join HEDx to outline its five-year strategy called Looking Ahead. A leader with CSIRO and Defence Scientist backgrounds, Zelinsky dismisses the prospect of research commercialisation replacing lost international student revenue. He instead outlines ...
More »New research helps patients prepare for an Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Researchers at the Australian National University can now let patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) know five years in advance whether they are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia. “The ANU team’s research ...
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