Education

Thomas Conroy and his SensVita device.

No-touch sensor option for hard-to-monitor patients

A medical innovation is moving past current conversations around wearable devices and monitors for remote care, to a new no-touch product using radio waves. United
Read more 30 October 2025
Premature baby. | Newsreel

Aussies lead world in reducing number of pre-term babies

An Australian-based world-first initiative has reduced the number of pre-term births in this country by 10 percent. Since launched in 2018, a Australian Preterm Birth
Read more 30 October 2025
Milky Way. | Newsreel

Radio waves of colour paint new picture of Milky Way

A new colourful image of Australia’s view of the Milky Way Galaxy has been created using radio waves. Silvia Mantovanini, a PhD student at the Curtin University node
Read more 30 October 2025
Cattle. | Newsreel

Aussie farmers help feed AI model for pasture biomass

Australian farmers are being asked to help train a global artificial intelligence (AI) model with the goal of improving management of a quarter of the world’s
Read more 30 October 2025
Old couple on a walk. | Newsreel

Study urges focus on longer walks, not step totals

Regular walks of more than 10 minutes may be more beneficial than the much-publicised 10,000 steps a day target. New global research, led by the University of Sydney and
Read more 30 October 2025
Apprentice mechanic. | Newsreel

New schools-based pathway to automotive career

A new Queensland school-based career pathway has been established to overcome a skills shortage in the automotive industry. State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training
Read more 29 October 2025
Obese man. | Newsreel

Lifestyle trumps drastic weight loss in fertility stakes

Weight loss, by itself, is not enough to boost male fertility, according to a new Australian study. University of Adelaide researchers have analysed 32 global studies
Read more 29 October 2025
Researcher in lab. | Newsreel

New biomarker helps to better target ovarian cancer

Australian researchers have found a better way to target one of the world’s most deadliest cancers. Scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSa) and
Read more 28 October 2025
Teacher in classroom. | Newsreel

More pay and less paperwork for Queensland teachers

Queensland teachers have been promised less paperwork and higher pay following two State Government announcements today. Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said a
Read more 27 October 2025
Guardian Childcare and Education children explore Parliament House in Canberra.

Guardian Childcare gives an early start on democracy

Canberra children as young as three are learning about the power of democracy through an innovative and interactive new program. The Guardian Childcare and Education
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