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Birdwatching, immune responses and evolutionary mapping honoured at 2023 Eureka Prizes

Hundreds of scientists from across the country have gathered at the Australian Museum in Sydney for the presentation of the Eureka Prizes. Awarded annually since 1990, the prizes recognise outstanding contributions to science and the public understanding of science.

The Conversation

Stan Grant resigns from ABC and four-decade media career for university role

Former Q+A host appointed professor of journalism and inaugural director of Constructive Institute Asia Pacific

The Guardian - AU

The piece Monash Uni refused to publish on wage theft and Victoria’s new governor

Victorian governor and ex-Monash Uni vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner has a chequered past when it comes to accusations of wage theft.

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University of Sydney gambling research centre bankrolled by casinos is ‘troubling’, experts say

Institution says companies won’t ‘constrain or edit’ research, but public health expert Sean Cowlishaw calls funding relationship ‘unprecedented’

The Guardian - AU

Cracks in unis’ shiny chrome and steel need serious infill — and serious money

Will Education Minister Jason Clare be able to find the money to improve access and equity in Australian universities?

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Babies born very premature can have brain development disrupted in intensive care unit, review finds

Study says little progress has been made in preventing development problems when infants born more than two months early

The Guardian - AU

Fire in northern Australia’s tropical savanna is a threat to endangered fairy-wrens

Wildfire threatens the survival of endangered purple-crowned fairy-wrens living along the rivers and creeks of northern Australia, our new research has found.

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DishBrain Mixes Human and Mouse Brain Cells With AI, Receives Military Funding

An Australian research team associated with the Monash University and Cortical Labs has announced it has received around $600,000 in military-connected funding towards its BrainDish research: a project fusing human and mice brain cells in a hybrid (and not scary at all) system with potential AI applications.

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Poor building design and 'heat pandemic' a lethal combination

Properly designed and built homes would make them refuges from the impacts of climate change, rather than contributing to global warming, argue Monash University academics

Newsroom.co.nz

What happens when things get too hot to handle?

Hotter, drier conditions associated with El Niño can be detrimental to our health. These tips may help, write Azliyana Azhari and Raksha Pandya-Wood.

Newsroom.co.nz

Groping and sexual harassment rife in Melbourne’s live music venues, study finds

Monash University report says 60% of survey participants feel unsafe at gigs or in production studios

The Guardian - AU

MPs agree they'll sell off shares – if that's the price of power

A rule against shareholdings would exclude some MPs with business and investing experience from ministerial roles, some opponents warn. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Republican Margaret Gardner to be king’s representative in Victoria as governor

Daniel Andrews says appointee’s views aren’t ‘incompatible’ with role – so he didn’t share them with Charles III

The Guardian - AU

Monash University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner to be Victoria's next governor

Victoria's 30th governor, Monash University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner AC, says while she is a republican she does not believe her views will pose any obstacle to her when she takes up her role in August.

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Social media snaps map the sweep of Japan’s cherry blossom season in unprecedented detail

Social media contains enormous amounts of data about people, our everyday lives, and our interactions with our surroundings. As a byproduct, it also contains a vast trove of information about the natural world.

The Guardian - AU

‘Incredibly concerning’ new study highlights policing failures in deaths of Indigenous women by domestic violence

Researcher found clear patterns when she identified how women were killed and how police and the justice system responded

The Conversation

Picture this: green hydrogen plants next to green steelworks to boost efficiency and kickstart both industries

The race to net zero is accelerating. Just last week, United States President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled a climate pact to boost cooperation. The move signifies Australia is becoming a global leader in the renewable energy roll-out and critical mineral supply.

The Guardian - AU

What this film wants you to know about the end of the world

Can we save future generations from extinction? A new documentary offers reasons to be hopeful

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The Guardian - AU

‘At the brink’: international students in Australia are ending up homeless and hungry

International students are struggling at an alarming rate and more support is needed to help them manage while in Australia, new research has found

The Independent UK

New blood test could bring in law for minimum hours sleep needed to drive

New study suggests risk of crashing could double if driver slept for less than four or five hours in previous 24 hours

The Independent UK

New blood test could bring in law for minimum hours sleep needed to drive

New study suggests risk of crashing could double if driver slept for less than four or five hours in previous 24 hours

Manchester Evening News

Sleepy drivers could soon be prosecuted for getting behind the wheel while tired

A new blood test could pave the way for legislation against tired motorists who cause car crashes due to a lack of sleep

Chronicle Live

Sleepy motorists could be blood tested and prosecuted in future for driving while tired

The move could eventually mean that a lack of sleep could be proven as a cause of a crash

Wales Online

New blood test could open door to prosecuting tired drivers

It could mean, for the first time, that a lack of sleep could be detected as a cause of an accident

The Guardian - UK

Blood test for sleepy drivers could pave way for prosecutions

Exclusive: Research comes amid evidence that driving on less than five hours’ sleep is as dangerous as drink-driving

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