Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - May, 2019
The Federal Government wants to pay companies to test space equipment in Australia.
Circus brings serious help
Research suggests teaching circus skills can deliver significant mental health benefits for Australian children.
Climate costs counted
A new report warns climate change is a major threat to Australia’s financial stability, and poses substantial systemic economic risks.
Coral gives 400-year view
Australian scientists have produced a 400-year long record of El Niño events that many thought was impossible to obtain.
Dark picture in IPBES report
A new assessment of global biodiversity paints a gloomy picture of the accelerating decline of life on Earth.
English drop leads to uni "disservice"
Reports this week show academics in despair over international students struggling to pass courses.
Adani needs new bird plan
The Queensland Government has rejected Adani’s plan to protect an endangered bird.
Diamonds zapped for new reading
Australian engineers have come up with a way to use a diamond nanoparticle as a thermometer.
Cave bone shows ancient spread
A 160,000-year-old jawbone found in a Tibetan cave shows one of our ancestors travelled much further than we thought.
Dogs make some swallow drugs
Research suggests drug detection dogs increase the risk of unsafe drug practices.
Journos decry decline
Australia’s media union says journalists are being hampered by defamation laws, suppression orders and national security laws.