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During the pandemic, CEOs from major Australian companies announced significant pay cuts, declaring they were “sharing the pain”.However, new research finds the announcement of COVID-19 related CEO pay cuts was in many cases merely…

A little more than a century ago, most people in industrialised countries worked 60 hours a week – six ten-hour days. A 40-hour work week of five eight-hour days became the norm, along with increased paid holidays, in the 1950s.These…

When we talk about preparing people for the workforce, it is often framed as being a choice between vocational education, going to university, or on-the-job training.The problem with that paradigm is that the speed of technological…

Scientists have developed new technology to help couples undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) due to male fertility problems to increase their chances of success in having a baby.Approximately one in six people worldwide is affected by…

Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney have developed a new device that can detect and analyse cancer cells from blood samples, enabling doctors to avoid invasive biopsy surgeries, and to monitor treatment progress.Cancer is…

The Coral Nurture Program (CNP) has been named an Official Actor in the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every…

As the economist Herman Daly pithily said, the economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment – not the reverse. Nature makes our lives possible through what scientists call ecosystem services. Think healthy food, clean water,…

Diversity, inclusion and equity policies are now broadly endorsed in Australian organisations. But not all diversities are equal. Our research suggests while programs for women and some racial minorities are being embraced, other…

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is teaming up with the NSW Government to support Sydney’s new collaborative arts hub, Haymarket Creative.The partnership secures prime space in Haymarket dedicated to the arts until…

Research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and Ghent University Hospital, Belgium has identified a new therapeutic approach for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – the targeting and inhibition…