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Fake news and misinformation: Sydney universities launch new database
Terry Flew, Professor of Digital Communication and Culture, in Media and Communications leads a team of researchers working to combat misinformation, fake news and disinformation online.
A team of researchers from three…
Medical drone project receives $3.6 million to close health gap in rural and remote Australia
A hydrogen-fuelled, emissions free medical drone is being developed by the University of Sydney in partnership with ASAC Consultancy.
The medical drone is being designed to service rural and remote Australia, like the…
The survivors’ perspective: Informing policy and practice in the fight against child exploitation…
A world first research project led by Monash University experts is seeking perspectives from adult victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation, to inform and develop survivor-centred policy and practice.
The Survivor…
UQ turns CO2 into sustainable power
University of Queensland researchers have built a generator that absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) to make electricity.
Dr Zhuyuan Wang from UQ’s Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation says the small, proof-of-concept nanogenerator…
Indigenous business Snapshot reveals significant value to Australian economy
The latest Indigenous business Snapshot shows Indigenous businesses contribute more than $16 billion to the Australian economy, employ 116,795 people and pay $4.2 billion in wages.
Snapshot 3.0 is…
University of Melbourne releases 2023 Sexual Misconduct Annual Report
The University of Melbourne has published its third Sexual Misconduct Annual Report highlighting the University’s commitment to transparency in how it responds to and eliminates sexual misconduct within its community.
The…
Local greenery and low crime rates may reduce dementia risk factors: study
Living in areas with shorter distances to greenspace and lower crime rates are associated with having fewer modifiable dementia risk factors, Monash University-led research has found.
Published in Preventive Medicine Reports, the…
Local scientists delve into comedy for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
A group of brave scientists in Melbourne are turning to comedy as part of a new program to connect audiences to Australia’s latest scientific endeavours and discoveries.
They’re using humour to connect with audiences at the Melbourne…
World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Australia opens on 22 April in Melbourne
The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2024 in Melbourne, Australia from 22-24 April will bring together stakeholders from all relevant sectors of global health – under the theme ‘Shape the future of health across Asia and the Pacific`.…
Monash Faculty of Arts awarded nearly $1 million in ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellowships
Associate Professor Louisa Willoughby from the Faculty of Arts has secured $919,027 from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Mid-Career Industry Fellowship scheme.
The funding will enable Professor Willoughby to develop innovative…