2016

University of Sydney projects addressing issues such as food safety, tissue regeneration, nano-particulate systems, managing resources in cloud data centres, and what motives patrons to support the arts, are among 13 projects, totalling almost $7.5 million, to receive competitive industry-linked funding.

Award-winning author Charlotte Wood has been announced as the Charles Perkins Centre's Writer in Residence. Among Australia's most provocative authors, Wood will will lend her creative talents to the complex issue of aging as part of the one-year residency.

Further qualifications from the University Sydney will be recognised by Singapore, following a new agreement announced by the Australian and Singaporean governments today.

The rise in the number of working mothers switching to self-employment might appear positive, but new research shows the underlying causes could be a serious problem. Dr Meraiah Foley explains her research. 

Australian researchers have found no rise in brain cancer incidence compatible with increasing mobile phone use, writes Simon Chapman.

Millions of doses are administered worldwide each day. Paracetamol was number six on the list of top ten subsidised medicines in Australia with 36 defined daily doses per 1,000 people per day (including 6.8 million prescriptions in 2014).

Announced in Canberra by the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, the Australian Laureate Fellowship scheme funded by the Australian Research Council is designed to support ground-breaking, internationally competitive research that builds Australia's research capacity.

Preliminary investigations by the team reveal root-like structures could provide greater stability and be more cost effective to produce.