Education

What fathers eat has a lasting effect on the future health of their unborn children, new research has revealed. The Queensland Family Cohort study, led by The University of Queensland and Mater Research, identified an urgent need for…
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A three-dimensional approach to marine conservation could help expand protected ocean areas by up to 30 per cent this decade, according to international researchers. Dr Issac Brito-Morales helped develop the strategy while at The…
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Dr Matthew Munro, who graduated last year from the University with a PhD in Biological Sciences, has spent the last four years investigating whether existing medications could be used to target colon cancer stem cells. “Cancer stem…
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The University of Sydney and Cornell University, an Ivy-League research university based in New York, have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement and a university-wide student exchange agreement that will build on and…
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Oxford University has been ranked first in the UK for turning academic research into spinout companies, according to a new Spotlight on Spinouts report published today by data analyst firm Beauhurst. The report, sponsored by the…
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Researchers from Monash University have discovered a new design motif derived from the rigid external covering of invertebrates that may help create more damage tolerant materials for future building and construction. In a paper …
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Paris – Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up the majority of out of school children at primary level, boys face increasing challenges at later stages, according to UNESCO’s new report Leave no child behind:…
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Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new phase of its key agricultural policy monitoring and analysis initiative, focused on supporting reforms in eight Sub-Saharan African countries, as…
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A global team of researchers, including Monash University experts, has developed a new algorithm that will enable building more resilient, efficient, and faster blockchains. Image credit: Pexels/ Karolina Grabowska The algorithm is a…
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One in five Australian women aged 55 to 64 have high levels of mental distress associated with financial insecurity, an increase of 40 per cent in the last 20 years, according to an analysis led by Monash University. Researchers examined…
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