All posts tagged "safety"
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470News and ViewsShe’s A Crowd app: Helping to make transport safer for women
A Melbourne-based startup, She’s A Crowd, is helping government make transport safer for women by shining a light on gender-based violence.
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725ResearchMore than half of adolescents practice poor hand hygiene
Only one in three adolescents are practising appropriate hand hygiene, a new global study involving University of Queensland researchers has found.
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871ResearchChildren of young mothers most at risk of child abuse
Researchers are calling for greater support for young mothers to reduce the incidence of child abuse after their study found children of...
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1.0KTechnologyKeep safe and cool in the pool: novel chip sensor makes swimming pools safer
A new microchip that enables continuous monitoring of pH and chlorine levels in swimming pools will vastly improve water safety and hygiene...
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2.4KNews and ViewsSocial media needs to grow up and be transparent about infodemic
Social media needs to be compelled to be transparent about the extent of its misinformation problem, particularly when it comes to false...
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864TechnologyCOVID-19 and transport
First let me say, I hope you’re all OK out there. The world is going through tough times and a tough examination...
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1.1KScienceCSIRO to support nation’s bushfire rebuild
CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has welcomed its role in delivering practical resilience measures in relation to bushfires and climate change, as...
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2.8KResearch‘Look beyond Facebook’ this cyclone, bushfire season
Social media may be lulling Australians into a false sense of safety around disasters and emergencies, a Charles Darwin University researcher warns.
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1.1KScienceScientists invent animal-free testing of lethal neurotoxins
Animal testing will no longer be required to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins, thanks to University of Queensland-led research.
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1.1KMedicineSepsis plan needs action
Doctors from Australian institutions including The University of Queensland have called on the government to implement a national action plan to fight...
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Three University of Tasmania researchers have been awarded prestigious 2022 Fulbright Scholarships that will allow them to further their research through academic and cultural exchange in the United States. Professor of Plant Biology Tim Brodribb leads a lab group that focuses on the vulnerabilities...
This project will provide comprehensive driving data and analysis tools for the design and testing of an autonomous vehicles (AV) software stack. The data collection platform is an urban vehicle retrofitted with the latest AV sensors. The data will be obtained from local NSW scenarios such as Sydney...
When you live in the driest State in the driest country in the world, bushfires are an unfortunate, and all-too-regular part of life. Learning how to survive such emergencies is important for all people, but especially for our youngest citizens. Now, a new virtual reality (VR) experience developed b...
Water quality in the Great Barrier Reef will be improved thanks to a multimillion-dollar collaboration between The University of Queensland and the Queensland Department of Environment and Science. The newly launched Reef Catchments Science Partnership (RCSP), led by UQ’s Associate Professor Micha...
A new University of Queensland research centre dedicated to helping people with aphasia will transform the recovery journey for thousands of Australians and their families. Aphasia, a condition experienced by more than 140,000 Australians, which affects a person’s ability to communicate and typica...
Fulbright support for tracking plant stress and exploring secular belief systems https://t.co/ZCHuIM08Pt
Data analytics for development and testing of AVs on urban roads https://t.co/gU8NpKfF0G
Solar car visit set to recharge the west
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