A “doom and gloom” analysis on the future of Australia’s universities has been downplayed by some leaders in the sector, who say many changes are already underway.  An Australian parliamentarian has questioned a report by a renowned international consultancy firm ...

Scientists at Murdoch University have shown that it is impossible to reconstruct dinosaurs from ancient DNA, with the new findings revealing that genetic material can’t survive beyond 6.8 million years. The study has busted the myth in Steven Spielberg’s film ...

After 10 years of research, securing a patent for their portable radiation detector is a great triumph for three Wollongong researchers. In 2002, Professor Anatoly Rozenfeld and Dr Michael Lerch, both from the University of Wollongong's Centre for Medical Radiation ...

Targeting a molecule involved in the activation and movement of white blood cells could prevent the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), University of Adelaide researchers have found. The scientists focused on a molecule known as PI3Kgamma (PI3K) and have shown ...

The University of Melbourne has joined the free online education revolution that is transforming higher education around the world. It has announced that it has partnered with Coursera, a US for-profit company started by two professors at Stanford University, to ...

A robot that simulates complex joint motion has been developed to enhance understanding of the 3D performance of normal and diseased joints and their artificial replacements. Called the Six Degree of Freedom Hexapod Robot, its real life applications for biomedical ...

A University of Queensland staff member is sending a satellite into space that in some areas is more powerful than the Curiosity Rover, which recently landed on Mars. The satellite, which measures 10cm x 10cm, is controlled by an on-board ...

Researchers on Guam, a US island east of the Philippines, have found that the island’s jungle spider population is more than 40 times larger than that of nearby islands. In one of the first studies to examine how the loss ...

Teacher development in ICT in the ever-changing modern classroom is important. With the increasing amount of digital technology in our day-to-day lives, and policies such as the Digital Education Revolution in full swing in our schools, it is no wonder ...

Researchers strive to turn algae into oil Universities and private organisations are working closely together to turn algae into a source of renewable fuel. The University of Adelaide, Murdoch University, University of Sydney and James Cook University are all researching ...