The huge history of big hair bows. 21 February 2020. Hair bows may seem like cutesy accessories, but their facade is deceptively simple. Honorary research fellow in in digital cultures, Dr Fiona Andreallo, unravels the meaning behind the grosgrain.
2020 versus 1919: is COVID-19 as bad as the ‘Spanish’ flu? 27 May 2020. Dr Peter Hobbins, a leading expert on the history of the 'Spanish' flu in Australia, reckons with pandemics past and present - including their silver linings. As we return
Employers should be made to make pay records publicly accessible or, at the least, accessible to all their employees, writes University of Sydney legal expert Alice Orchiston.
Have you heard the one about the linguist, astrophysicist, playwright, cancer researcher and screenwriter getting together to vigorously debate the validity of storytelling in science? This is not fiction, but a true story.
Mr Morrison, please enshrine our climate targets in law. 12 February 2021. Zero emissions by 2050 is meaningless without legislation. Australia is on track to create carbon reduction targets that are on par with other nations. Yet history proves
How universities came to rely on international students. 25 May 2020. International student fees have become part of the unofficial funding policy of consecutive federal governments, writes Associate Professor Julia Horne for The Conversation.
Wood is back as architecture goes beyond cement and steel for building. 20 November 2019. Wooden buildings are big carbon traps, and what the future needs. Physics says a skyscraper can be made of wood. There are also some good reasons it should be.