Research

Environment 11 min read

Partnering to solve the Pacific plastics plight

by Penny Harnett

Microplastics are notoriously hard to detect but their impact is significant. How deep is the problem in the Pacific Ocean? Scientists from Australia and Samoa teamed up to find out.

Our Communities 12 min read

The ripple effect of drought

by Penny Harnett

Drought is like a creeping cancer. It insidiously infects communities. It spreads profound and multifaceted challenges that demand multidisciplinary treatment.

Arts, Culture and Society 7 min read

Protecting Indigenous knowledges

by Shahni Wellington

During his research to unlock the archives, Dr Hodgetts found that the keys had been long-kept from cultural knowledge-holders.

Education 10 min read

5 ways to stress less during your HSC

by Madelaine Love

Try these expert-backed strategies for keeping stress levels down during HSC year and beyond.

Health and Wellbeing 15 min read

How bad is vaping and should it be banned?

by Nicole Lee, Brigid Clancy

Vaping regularly makes headlines, with some campaigning to make e-cigarettes more available to help smokers quit, while others are keen to see vaping products banned, citing dangers, especially for teens.

Environment 16 min read

Photos from the field: our voyage investigating Australia’s submarine landslides and deep-marine canyons

by Hannah Power, Kendall Mollison, Michael Kinsela, Tom Hubble

Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field.

Arts, Culture and Society 14 min read

Creative ageing – it’s all in your mind

by Carmen Swadling

Ageing presents many challenges. But perhaps getting creative is key to boosting well-being and good brain health?

Our Communities 6 min read

Traditional knowledge key to solving the world’s plastics pollution disaster

by Gemma Dawkins & Shahni Wellington

A return to Indigenous-led solutions may be our only hope to address the global waste issue, according to researchers.

Education 13 min read

Lacking literacy skills

by Margaret Kristin Merga

Every teacher needs to be a literacy teacher - but that's not happening in most Australian schools

Health and Wellbeing 14 min read

Living alongside COVID

by Peter Wark

We need to brace for a tsunami of long COVID. But we're not quite sure the best way to treat it

Arts, Culture and Society 6 min read

Community connection

by Shahni Wellington

For some people, the knowledge of who they are and where they come from is clouded in mystery. A new workshop, led by The Wollotuka Institute, aims to clear the air.

Environment 9 min read

All hands on deck

by Gemma Dawkins

A group of students have undertaken the trip of a lifetime, spending six weeks at sea in the name of scientific research.

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