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‘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

Students at risk from lawless “shadow education” industry

An unregulated billion-dollar shadow education system is exposing students to deepening educational inequity, according to a new study. The research, from the University

Global spike in young people with tertiary qualifications

Education in the developed world has reached an all-time high with almost half of young adults now completing a tertiary education. The latest analysis by the OECD found

39,000 purpose-built student beds in the pipeline

Dedicated student accommodation is set to top 144,000 beds over the next two years, with almost 39,000 beds in the current pipeline. The latest Urbis Student

Voices unite to guide the future of K’Gari

A two-day conference on Queensland’s Fraser Coast will help shape the future one of Australia’s most iconic World Heritage-listed landscapes. The University of the

Beattie new Chair of Brandon BioCatalyst

Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is the new Chair of Brandon BioCatalyst, a collaboration of more than 50 of Australia and New Zealand’s leading medical

Improving health of the homeless and their pets

An American program is integrating human medical and veterinary services in an effort to improve health care for homeless people. The Seattle One Health Clinic, operated

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