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Psychologist shortfall to hit staggering 96 percent by 2038

The demand for psychologists will outstrip supply by nearly 100 percent in the next decade, a new report from the Federal Government’s Department of Health, Disability

Griffith University’s new-look CBD campus unveiled

Griffith University has unveiled the architectural plans for its new city campus in the heritage-listed former Treasury Building in Brisbane’s CBD. The project to

More than half of students admit to some plagiarism

By Guy Curtis People using other peoples’ ideas, words and creations without acknowledgement is a widespread problem. Plagiarism occurs everywhere from restaurant

Fifty new places funded to train doctors

The Federal Government has opened 50 new government‑funded university medical places to help lift the supply of General Practitioners (GPs). From today universities

Racism rife in Australian universities

A staggering 70 percent of university students and staff have experienced indirect racism, including hearing or seeing racist behaviour directed at their community. More

Universities facing ‘imperfect but essential’ changes

By Alex Zelinsky Lasting policy reforms, almost always, have difficult beginnings. Think Medicare, the Superannuation Guarantee, or the National Disability Insurance

‘Active sitting’ can improve brain health

New research has found that there are different types of sitting with varied impacts on health. Activities such as watching television were linked to worse memory and

Adelaide’s analogue astronauts in world’s largest mission

Australia is in the middle of a two-week space mission involving 25 countries across the globe. A team from the University of Adelaide and international space testing,

Aussie professor wins Nobel Prize for MOFs

By Deanna D’Alessandro The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks: molecular structures that have large

Research might unites in new Brisbane centre

A Brisbane university has created a new cross-faculty centre to address the world’s most pressing environmental and societal challenges. Professor Jonathan Rhodes said

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