Latest news
Search news stories
Enter a keyword to search news.
Keeping PACE with skills during and post COVID-19
Learn Fast, Grow Fast, Adapt Fast – this is the concept behind the new Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) unit at the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, which is helping Australians to reskill and upskill for a rapidly changing world.
[Read more about Keeping PACE with skills during and post COVID-19]
JORN a catalyst for collaboration
World-leading Australian defence technologies are at the forefront of a partnership announced today by the Department of Defence, BAE Systems Australia and the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø.
Forty per cent of renters can’t afford essentials
Almost 40% of Australian tenant households can’t afford essentials such as bills, clothing, transport and food, after paying rent, because their incomes have reduced significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has found.
[Read more about Forty per cent of renters can’t afford essentials]
Search begins for University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s next leader
The University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø has officially begun a global search for its next Vice-Chancellor and President.
[Read more about Search begins for University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s next leader]
Hollywood comes to University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø
A bit of Hollywood glitz came to the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø with ºÚÁÏÉçÇø-born actor Tilda Cobham-Hervey, who most recently played singer Helen Reddy in the film I Am Woman.
Business leader appointed to University Council
The University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s Council has today announced the appointment of a new Council member, a leader in the finance and business sector.
[Read more about Business leader appointed to University Council]
Learning lessons from bushfires for koala survival
A University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø-led research project will study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer’s devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.
[Read more about Learning lessons from bushfires for koala survival]
Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Published in the journal , the scientists highlight the many physical and chemical changes occurring during droughts that lead to severe, and sometimes irreversible, drying of wetland soils.
[Read more about Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study]
$20 million Budget boost for world-leading AI research
Australia’s position as one of the world leaders in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will be further boosted thanks to $20 million announced in the Federal Budget towards a new national centre, to be based at the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø.
[Read more about $20 million Budget boost for world-leading AI research]
New facilities push advanced materials boundaries
Advanced materials research and design, including revolutionary new technology with potential for sterilising surfaces against COVID-19, is taking a step forward with two new facilities at the University of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø.
[Read more about New facilities push advanced materials boundaries]