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Researcher examines value of social media in a crisis

A Charles Darwin University researcher will analyse social media’s fake bushfire map phenomenon as part of a PhD investigation into the effects...
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UWA digging deep for mine rehabilitation

Improving environmental management during mine rehabilitation and closure was the focus of a week-long field course for environmental science students from The...
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Schools lead the way on reducing waste

Western Australian schools have shared more than $35,000 for projects that reduce the amount of waste disposed into landfill.
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Forrestfield students working to save WA’s threatened plants

In a Western Australian first, local primary school students are working with scientist Dr Andrew Crawford to grow seedlings from threatened native...
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Australian-first Bushfire Centre of Excellence to be based in regional WA

A first of its kind $18 million Bushfire Centre of Excellence for Western Australia is now one step closer to being established,...
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Tree climbing big cats roar onto the small screen

Tree climbing lions star in a new National Geographic documentary filmed by a University of Queensland PhD candidate.
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Entries open for 2019 ResourceSmart Schools Awards

Victorian schools who are minimising waste, saving energy and water, increasing biodiversity and tackling climate change are set to be recognised by...
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School’s out: Outdoor Classroom Day getting kids back to nature

More than a third of all Western Australian primary schools will take classes outside as part of Outdoor Classroom Day, an international...
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Nurdling November – seeking volunteers to collect tiny pellets

The University of Western Australia’s Albany Campus is seeking volunteers to collect tiny plastic pellets, known as ‘nurdles’, which have washed up...
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Grants boost research into key threats facing the Reef

A Townsville researcher is undertaking a study on the effects of plastic pollution on coral in the Great Barrier Reef supported by...

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Get FactsThursday, April 2nd, 2020 at 5:55am

Ian McPherson: Sailing on the good ship Google Maps http://geteducation.com.au/ian-mcpherson-sailing-on-the-good-ship-google-maps/

Ian McPherson: Sailing on the good ship Google Maps

Ian McPherson went from a career in the navy, to working at Google Maps. In this interview, we chart his career course, and more.

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Get FactsThursday, April 2nd, 2020 at 5:40am

Increasing the uptake of road safety technology was a key recommendation of the 2018 National Road Safety Strategy Inquiry report, with joint commitment to support the recommendation through the Road Safety Working Group’s Implementation Plan. http://getstem.com.au/accelerating-the-uptake-of-c-its-technologies-in-australia/

Accelerating the uptake of C-ITS technologies in Australia

Safety and congestion are two of the key challenges on our networks and there is strong potential for connectivity and C-ITS to help.

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Get FactsThursday, April 2nd, 2020 at 5:38am

Dennis Walsh: Engineering Queensland’s transport future http://getindustry.com.au/2020/03/24/dennis-walsh-engineering-queenslands-transport-future/

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Dennis Walsh: Engineering Queensland’s transport future http://getindustry.com.au/2020/03/24/dennis-walsh-engineering-queenslands-transport-future/

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Get FactsTuesday, March 31st, 2020 at 4:49am

As the world struggles to deal with the COVID crisis, we are all contemplating the impact on our personal and professional lives. Like most of the business world, iMOVE has gone virtual to protect the well-being of its staff and the people with whom we do business. http://geteducation.com.au/keeping-innovation-happening-in-challenging-times/

Keeping innovation happening in challenging times

How is COVID-19 affecting iMOVE's operations and drive for innovation in the transport sector? iMOVE MD Ian Christensen provides his thoughts.

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Get FactsTuesday, March 31st, 2020 at 4:40am

New research is helping to detect early warning signs of drug-resistant bacteria to prevent antibiotic resistance. http://getstem.com.au/fighting-the-rise-of-the-antibiotic-resistance/

Fighting the rise of the (antibiotic) resistance - GetSTEM

New research is helping to detect early warning signs of drug-resistant bacteria to prevent antibiotic resistance. Since the 1940s, antibiotics have saved millions of lives. Long considered saviours in modern health, antibiotics improve patient safety in many lifesaving medical procedures including....

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