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Sydney University’s Raising Bar returns Wednesday 16 October
New Australian partnership with NASA
Michelle Tapper receives Churchill Fellowship to study science communication
Young people not catered for in current voting system
Swinburne artist begins ABC residency
Climate explained: why don’t we have electric aircraft?
Million year ice core drill at cutting edge
QUT researchers use AI to bring sharper focus to eye testing
RMIT achieves Athena SWAN Bronze award
Institutions recognised for work to eliminate gender bias
Supporting children in digital age
Sleep deprivation may lead to slower metabolism, weight gain
Rural Humanities Showcase touts Cornell-community projects
Two UW ice researchers to participate in year-long drift across Arctic Ocean
Academics awarded prestigious fellowships
Two Southampton researchers selected as ‘Future Leaders’
New project to evaluate effects of adoption on older children
Malawi study confirms lasting impact of life-saving technology
BLOG: Manchester’s fashion ascent – and elephant in room
Coastal communities highly threatened by rising sea-levels, even with climate change mitigation
CERN & Society Foundation announces its first Ambassador
Wild animals’ immune systems decline with age
Swinburne represented at ‘Olympics’ for young tradespeople
Australia cannot afford to compromise principles underpinning scientific research
Dr Jia Wu awarded Heidelberg Laureate Forum Fellowship 2019
Why we need to inject Instagram with a healthy dose of Experts – Academy
Hunt for dark matter: Sydney joins ARC Centre of Excellence
Pasifika Kupe scholar’s passion for cultural diversity
New report reveals two thirds of people think dementia is a normal part of ageing
Kupe scholar’s principal goal a step closer
Crime scenes, computer hackers and science of workouts: Six new courses
NYU Meyers to Oversee Pilot Core of $53 Million Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research Incubator
Introducing VPLanet: A virtual planet simulator for modeling distant worlds across time
Nearly 30% of birds in U.S., Canada have vanished since 1970
Plasma flow near sun’s surface explains sunspots, other solar phenomena
For gut microbes, not all types of fiber are created equal
To grow or to flower
AI helps shrink Amazon dams’ greenhouse gas emissions
A new approach to touch-screen set-up position for best physical workload and visibility
Children to trial solution to common colds
‘Breathing’ enzymes in fast motion
Extreme breeding putting Persian cats at risk
Mysteries of human brain to be uncovered
NTU Singapore scientists develop technique to observe radiation damage over a quadrillionth of
Max Planck Humboldt Research Award goes into second round
Dementia Australia awarded funding to continue delivering vital services
Uniting Church WA opts to deliberate further on Voluntary Assisted Dying
Poor diet may affect long-term spatial memory, UNSW study finds