A healthy work limit is 39 hours per week
People who work more than 39 hours a week could be putting their health at risk, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found. The research shows...
Our estuaries could be breeding superbugs
Pollution with antibiotics is causing potentially dangerous changes to local bacteria in estuaries, according...
New study shows how plants fight off disease
Understanding how plants’ immune systems work will help breed disease-resistant plant varieties, researchers from...
New understanding of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ brain cells
New research has shown how normally helpful brain cells can turn rogue and kill...
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Study tackles transport industry’s high death rate
Many Australian truck drivers continue to work long hours and carry unsafe loads to...
Untold history of Australia, painted in blood
University of Newcastle researchers have mapped the sites of more than 150 massacres of Indigenous...
Ebola treatment developed by Queensland-led team
A new, effective Ebola treatment using antibodies from horses is an economical option for...
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Industry collaboration
Australian universities have listed over 6,000 inventions online at SourceIP, enabling business to use them in industry to improve processes and profitability. Half of university research income comes from industry and other users of research.