China’s largest consumer humanoid robotics company, UBTECH, has partnered with the University of Sydney to establish the UBTECH Sydney Artificial Intelligence Centre. Based at the university’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, the centre is dedicated to research into intelligent ...

Jane Austen would surely feel pride, not prejudice, at the opening of a new exhibit in her honour, marking 200 years since her death. Jane Austen, By a Lady is a collaboration between Monash emeritus professor of medicine Chris Browne ...

Despite his many past achievements, Philip Payton was surprised to be awarded South Australian Historian of the Year by the History Council of South Australia. “You could’ve knocked me over with a feather,” he exclaimed. ANU associate professor of history ...

Arizona Senator, chair of the US Armed Services Committee, unsuccessful presidential candidate, and Vietnam War veteran are all labels ascribed to John McCain. So too, now, is ANZUS alliance builder. Hosted by the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre ...

Fluoxetine, the antidepressant in drugs such as Prozac and Lovan, has been found to increase the risk of birth defects when taken during pregnancy. A meta-analysis of 16 studies, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, determined that fetuses ...

The Australian National University has offered its School of Music a $12.5 million boost after admitting mismanagement allowed “distrust and emotional stress to fester” within the faculty. This week, ANU released its final report into the school, written by professor ...

Academics, employers and recent graduates are collaborating on a project aiming to benchmark national learning and teaching standards for accounting. The project seeks to put into practice a national model of expert peer review for standardising learning outcomes against those developed ...

  Quality placements for student teachers are vital components of all education degrees but they are currently underfunded and poorly structured. The lack of incentives for experienced teachers to supervise students on placement makes it increasingly difficult for universities to ...

With speculation about the death of the traditional laptop, mobile and cloud computing are undoubtedly the hottest topics in the world of information technology from the view point of industry and university IT departments alike. Mobility and personal devices  made ...

The future of university nursing programs will give students the flexibility to study online, fast-track their way to registration and get involved in research early on in their studies. Pending accreditation, the University of Southern Queensland plans to introduce a ...