Education

Students at St Finbarr's School Ashgrove. | Newsreel

Population growth prompts expanded Prep enrolments

More than a dozen schools across south-east Queensland will expand Prep enrolments next year in response to rapid population growth. Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE)
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A new element might be added to the periodic table - Newsreel

Science edges toward a new periodic table element

Just when you thought you had remembered them all, science seemed headed towards a new element on the periodic table. Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have
Read more 29 October 2024
A teacher providing online tuition in English as a second language - Newsreel

Speaking two languages slows Alzheimer’s

Speaking two languages has been found to slow the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years. A new study by Concordia University, published in the
Read more 28 October 2024
A woman demonstrates the healthy habit of standing on one leg - Newsreel

One-leg balancing the key to healthy aging

The ability to stand on one leg has emerged as one of the best indicators of long-term health. Mayo Clinic researchers say leg balance is a better “telltale sign” of
Read more 28 October 2024
A young woman treating asthma symptoms - Newsreel

A third of asthma cases linked to small particle exposure

More than 30 percent of new asthma cases globally have been found to be linked to long-term fine particle exposure. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Read more 28 October 2024
Sad couple gambling. | Newsreel

Global cost of gambling set to top $1 trillion

An international study has found Australians gamble more than any nation on earth and that the global impact of gambling was worse than previously thought. A Lancet
Read more 28 October 2024
Dr Cooper Schouten - Director of Southern Cross University's Bee Research and Extension Lab.

New bee facility will help combat destructive mite

Southern Cross University has opened a new Bee Research and Extension Lab focussed on managing the devastating Varroa destructor mite. Varroa poses one of the biggest
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3D printing. | Newsreel

Mobile 3D printer provides in-home options

A mobile 3D printer has been developed which creates objects on demand in the environment they will be used. University of Washington researcher Daniel Campos Zamora
Read more 28 October 2024
Sculptures installed outside the Chau Chak Wing Museum. | Newsreel

Potential in combining public art and urban sport

City planners are being encouraged to leverage the popularity of the urban sports culture to activate public art and help address social issues. University of Sydney
Read more 27 October 2024
Woman with heat stress. | Newsreel

Hot weather link to suicidal hospital visits

Hot weather has been linked to an increased suicide risk for young Australians. A study out of News South Wales found for every one degree rise in the daily mean
Read more 25 October 2024