All posts tagged "Victoria"
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3.7KNews and ViewsGrowing industries of the future in Victoria’s west
Businesses in Geelong, Ballarat, and Bendigo will have better access to research expertise to grow jobs, create investment opportunities and boost productivity...
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1.3KTechnologyHi-tech intelligence helps police close in on criminals
Police will have the information they need to catch criminals quicker thanks to a new intelligence system to be rolled out in...
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1.4KWho's WhoVictoria professor Jennifer Philip selected from global field of candidates
Following an international search, local expert Professor Jennifer Philip has been appointed to the prestigious position of Chair of Palliative Medicine.
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1.3KMedicineVictorians to benefit from regenerative medicine
The first Australian node of the Centre for Commercialisation of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) will be established in Victoria, adding to our prominent...
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1.7KNews and ViewsVictorian students do the maths on gambling risk
Victorian secondary students will learn more about the risks of gambling during their maths classes using new resources which can be integrated...
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1.6KTechnologyMelbourne launches world-class free Wi-fi network
Victoria has cemented its reputation as Australia’s tech leader with the launch of the country’s largest and fastest free Wi-Fi network across...
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1.6KTechnologyMelbourne welcomes cutting edge sportstech company
One of the fastest-growing sportstech companies in the world, GuardLab, has become the latest technology company to announce it will establish its...
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1.7KMedicineVictoria joins forces for world-leading health care
Medical researchers from Victoria will partner with Nanjing University in a bid to accelerate more accessible medical preventions and treatments for patients...
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1.7KTechnologyMelbourne to host second international games week
Victorian Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley joined members of the digital games community at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image...
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1.5KTechnologyMobile app gives police support on the go
Victoria Police personnel will now have access to on-the-spot mental health and wellbeing services in the palm of their hand with the...
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Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu - GetSTEM
A QIMR Berghofer-led randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flus and other acute respiratory infections. The trial, which is the largest of its kind to study the relationship between vitamin D and respiratory infection to...
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Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years - GetSTEM
Earth’s ability to absorb carbon emissions through plants could be halved within the next two decades at the current rate of warming, according to a new study from the University of Waikato and Northern Arizona University, USA. Published in Science Advances, the research suggests mitigating agains...
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That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain - GetSTEM
New research from The University of Queensland (UQ) illustrates, to a certain extent, why we can take someone at ‘face value’ and why we develop ‘gut feelings’ about a person within a split-second. Past research has shown that the amygdala — a small almond-shaped structure in the brain —...
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Diamonds are a cell’s best friend - GetSTEM
Scientists have used tiny diamonds, or nanodiamonds, to measure heat transfer inside living cells, potentially leading to new diagnostic tools and therapies for cancer. Associate Professor Taras Plakhotnik, from The University of Queensland’s School of Mathematics and Physics, in collaboration wit...
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Junk food linked to sleep problems in teens - Get Education
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher Associate Professor Asad Khan said frequent consumption of soft drinks and fast food was strongly associated with sle...
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Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:51am
That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain https://t.co/IMHqrWjHNw
That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain https://t.co/IMHqrWjHNw
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:38am
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years https://t.co/LSoK2pvh9f
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years https://t.co/LSoK2pvh9f
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:38am
Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu https://t.co/oCJA8RjB3G
Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu https://t.co/oCJA8RjB3G