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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

People who buck COVID-19 restrictions tend to be less intellectual, more extroverted and male. Many nations who have endured extended periods of pandemic lockdowns have also seen a section of the community purposefully break restrictions, notably in the UK and ...

If NSW reaches its target of 6 million Covid-19 vaccinations by the end of the month it will still be “a long way” from being safe from the virus, according to the Doherty Institute. Prime Minister Scott Morrison released the ...

Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Charles Sturt University (CSU) were standout performers in the Good Universities Guide 2022, with both institutions recording a string of perfect ratings during a period of significant disruption. ECU achieved a remarkable feat this year, receiving ...