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Uni of Newcastle team invents a tiny lickable strip to detect disease

Uni of Newcastle team invents a tiny lickable strip to detect disease

Semi-conducting polymers look set to revolutionise many long-entrenched medical systems, from blood sugar monitoring for diabetic patients to testing for a range of diseases including Covid, and potentially even for detecting conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder. Paul Dastoor, physics professor and director of Newcastle University’s Centre for Organic Electronics, has spent his career researching these …read more

When it comes to reputation, Group of 8 dominate

When it comes to reputation, Group of 8 dominate

Australia’s oldest and most prestigious universities, mostly sandstone and clad in ivy, have topped the global reputation category in The Australian Financial Review’s Best Universities Ranking, despite faring poorly in measures of student satisfaction. The University of Melbourne ranked first for global reputation, followed by equal second for the University of Sydney, the University of Queensland …read more

Her work has helped transform resuscitation

Her work has helped transform resuscitation

Naomi Hammond’s research collaborations have focused on the care of critically ill patients who are often unconscious. She has taken part in research that has found an intravenous fluid widely used in much of the world increases acute kidney injury and has other adverse reactions. A sister clinical trials group in Scandinavia found this IV fluid …read more

‘The fabric of the internet is laser-based’

'The fabric of the internet is laser-based'

David Moss and his colleagues set a world record in 2020: the fastest data transmission down an optical fibre from a single chip. Published in Nature Communications, the paper on this record-setting research almost immediately attracted huge world-wide attention. Moss first saw an article about it on the BBC website and it took a few seconds …read more

Thirroul’s landscape and three women’s stories illuminate One Night

Thirroul’s landscape and three women’s stories illuminate One Night

Friendship, memory, betrayal and a vicious crime: a new Paramount Plus series explores the long-standing ties that bind three women and the explosive mystery that could drive them apart. A character-driven premier drama, One Night centres on the nature of buried memories, shifting viewpoints and the heart-tearing mystery which has coloured the lives of the main …read more

Paramount+ frames nation’s location and skills advantages

Paramount+ frames nation's location and skills advantages

With a range of scenic locales from beaches to deserts, and an array of highly-rated actors and film professionals, Australia has always been popular with international film and television production companies. International drama production here is worth more than $1 billion annually and now a new financial incentive has underscored Australia’s desirability as a location …read more

Small schools hold their own in rankings

Small schools hold their own in rankings

Defying the common belief that the best business courses are always provided by the largest and most historic universities, smaller and regional universities also feature in the top 10 in the career impact and quality categories of the AFR BOSS Best Business Schools rankings. Mid-sized Edith Cowan University in Perth, which caters for a large cohort …read more

Nutritious, varied meals, and ‘comfort food’ on offer

Nutritious, varied meals, and ‘comfort food’ on offer

Once notoriously unpalatable, boarding school food has evolved to cater to modern appetites and a modern understanding of nutrition – children and adolescents who expect a variety of tastes to choose from and who need sustenance to power them through high-energy days of physical activity and intellectual effort. Gone are the days of watery mince, soggy …read more

It’s all on the menu as kids’ needs covered

It’s all on the menu as kids’ needs covered

Allergies, intolerances, dislikes, religious bans: these days boarding school menus cater for a massive and sometimes overlapping patchwork of differing food requirements. Australian Boarding Schools Association chief executive Richard Stokes says most boarding schools now routinely offer boarders a vegetarian or even vegan option. The number of students with allergies and intolerances has grown markedly …read more

Preserving flexibility is key in gig economy

Preserving flexibility is key in gig economy

Gig work is valued by consumers, employers and workers across Australia. The numbers tell the story: More than eight million consumers use Uber services, from food delivery to transport and 50,000 Australian restaurants and retailers are partnered with the Uber Eats platform. Now more than 150,000 Australian Uber drivers are waiting for the government’s final word …read more