All posts tagged "safety"
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501Science and TechnologyThe dark side of cyber defending
Many students constructively defend others from cyberbullying. But those who aggressively defend their peers are likely to ‘morally disengage’ in the same...
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316News and ViewsFocus on education programs to help make farms safer
Two new educational programs supported by the Victorian Government will be rolled out for rural and regional school students to start changing...
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2.2KHealth and MedicineMonash researchers adapt and test snorkels to help stop COVID-19 spread
Recreational snorkel masks to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 are just one of the innovative solutions being trialled across Monash University and...
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651News and ViewsOnline driving course delivers real life safety results
An online driver training course developed by researchers at The University of Queensland has been shown to reduce speeding and improve driving...
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592Science and TechnologyCOVID-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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2.1KHealth and MedicineCoronavirus and anxious kids: tips for parents from a psychologist
With the number of coronavirus cases rising globally, parents may be wondering how to deal with children who are anxious about the...
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539News and ViewsRACV continues push for 40km/h zones for all schools
RACV is calling on the State Government to lower all school speed zones to 40 km/h.
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488News and ViewsGo8 response to Government travel restrictions
The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, and with seven of its members in the world’s top 100...
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566News and ViewsSchool’s back so slow down and save lives
As thousands of children return to the classroom, the Victorian Government is reminding drivers to take extra care around schools and keep...
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825News and ViewsCrossing works to get Ararat students to school safely
Hundreds of Ararat schoolkids will have a safer journey to and from school with upgrades to pedestrian crossings on the city’s busy...
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Pots of gold engineered to help with early disease detection - GetSTEM
University of Queensland researchers have developed biosensors that use nanoengineered porous gold which more effectively detect early signs of disease, improving patient outcomes. Most diagnostic methods use costly materials and are time-consuming and expensive to run, but PhD candidate Mostafa Mas...
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Native stinging tree toxins match the pain of spiders and cone snails - GetSTEM
The painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are surprisingly similar to the toxins found in spiders and cone snails, University of Queensland researchers have found. The Gympie-Gympie stinging tree is one of the world’s most venomous plants and causes extreme long-lasting pain. ...
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Genetic secrets of kangaroo paws to be revealed - GetSTEM
Western Australian kangaroo paws are under the microscope as part of a quest to understand more about this iconic flower. Dr David Field from Edith Cowan University’s School of Science is leading an international research team assembling the first kangaroo paw genome. He said the project would ope...
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FLEXible use case – enhancing the Tonsley shuttle trial - GetINDUSTRY
Using the lessons learnt from the Flinders Express (FLEX) autonomous shuttle trial conducted at the Tonsley Innovation District by Flinders University, the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, RAA and other industry supporters, this project will deliver new and innovative use cases for FLEX....
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Asthma patients given risky levels of steroid tablets - GetSTEM
More than one quarter of asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts them at greater risk of serious side-effects. Researchers, led by University of Queensland Professor John Upham, analysed data from the Pharmaceutical Be...
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 at 3:33am
Pioneering School Leadership Network gets results https://t.co/ZK9s4rymek
Pioneering School Leadership Network gets results https://t.co/ZK9s4rymek
Friday, September 18th, 2020 at 3:59am
Getting our kids back to kinder and ready for school https://t.co/2uyO28fB9B
Getting our kids back to kinder and ready for school https://t.co/2uyO28fB9B
Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at 2:46am
CRC ORE start-up hub joins Curtin’s Kalgoorlie campus https://t.co/3QIteD0bmU
CRC ORE start-up hub joins Curtin’s Kalgoorlie campus https://t.co/3QIteD0bmU
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at 3:08am
State-of-the-art new STEM Centre for Casuarina Senior College https://t.co/RvLHm5F98i
State-of-the-art new STEM Centre for Casuarina Senior College https://t.co/RvLHm5F98i
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 at 3:04am
FLEXible use case – enhancing the Tonsley shuttle trial https://t.co/RX8e6BYICY
FLEXible use case – enhancing the Tonsley shuttle trial https://t.co/RX8e6BYICY