Newswise — House fires, road crashes and emergency rescues – they’re all part of the job for Aussie firefighters. And in such physically demanding roles, maintaining a high…
Read more Supports help keep Aussie firefighters safeNewswise — They’re among our youngest citizens, but when children learn about sustainability in their own backyard, they’re more likely to protect the environment, say University of South…
Read more Blending the school curriculum to create eco warriorsNewswise — High engagement, high return. That’s the advice from education experts at the University of South Australia for teachers looking to improve student outcomes. In a new…
Read more High engagement, high return: the secret to student successNewswise — When it comes to weight loss, nuts can get a bad rap – while they’re high in protein, they’re also high in fats, and this often…
Read more Weight loss? ‘Nuting’ to worry about with almondsNewswise — Australia’s employment laws and regulations must be updated to reflect the changing nature of work, with many people continuing to work from home long after the…
Read more Labour laws need updating now remote work is here to stayNewswise — Survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery are struggling to find places to live with some people becoming homeless and facing risks of re-entering exploitative environments.…
Read more Escaping exploitation with nowhere to go: Barriers in accommodating survivors of human trafficking and modern slaveryNewswise — A world-first experiment to measure chimpanzee heart rates via a digital camera could help curb cardiovascular disease in great apes in captivity and provide valuable insights…
Read more Serious monkey business: chimpanzee heart check via digital cameraNewswise — Climbing trees, making mud pies, or simply playing outside, parents and educators know that being in nature is an important part of every childhood. But when…
Read more Getting adults on board with messy nature playA new Australian study has identified a shift in retirement intentions among many healthy older adults who are ‘jumping ship’ from the workforce earlier than expected. University of…
Read more ‘Queue jumpers’ who opt to retire early are catching companies off guardNewswise — As university students settle into semester one, education experts at the University of South Australia are calling for broader community supports to prioritise the health, wellbeing,…
Read more Humanising international education requires 360-degree supportNewswise — As a four-day work week is trialled in countries across the globe, health researchers at the University of South Australia say they’re ‘all in’ when it…
Read more Time out: We all need a three-day weekendNewswise — From publicans and pawnbrokers to vampires and exotic dancers, Light Square has a long and colourful history of interesting residents. Now, a new breed of business…
Read more Out of the shadows and into the Light: UniSA reopens historic haunt as new Enterprise HubNewswise — The University of South Australia is ensuring that mental health and wellbeing remain a top priority in rural communities as a grassroots wellbeing and suicide prevention…
Read more The grassroots support that’s Taking Stock of farmers’ mental healthNewswise — World-first research is at the heart of a new workplace bullying prevention program, launched today by the University of South Australia and Australian software business, Teamgage.…
Read more New UniSA-Teamgage initiative tackles workplace bullying from the ground upNewswise — As Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbots edge into the education sector, UniSA experts are encouraging teachers to take an active role in testing and using these cutting-edge tools…
Read more ChatGPT: the AI tech that’s revolutionising teachingNewswise — It’s ‘lights out’ for antibiotic-resistant superbugs as next-generation light-activated nanotech proves it can eradicate some of the most notorious and potentially deadly bacteria in the world.…
Read more ‘Lights out’ for antibiotic-resistant superbugsNewswise — Switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription-only medicine in 2018 led to a 37 per cent overall drop in its consumption across Australia, according to new…
Read more Wastewater samples show the dramatic effects of tough love on codeine addicts as consumption plungesNewswise — Stressed university students might want to add walnuts to their daily diet in the weeks leading up to their next exam. A new clinical trial of undergraduate…
Read more Walnuts the new super food for stressed university studentsNewswise — A world-first study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception, with the brain tricking patients into believing their affected hand is a…
Read more A handy lesson about pain and the brain in stroke survivorsNewswise — Australian and Iraqi engineers have designed a system to remotely measure blood pressure by filming a person’s forehead and extracting cardiac signals using artificial intelligence algorithms.…
Read more Checking blood pressure in a heartbeat, using artificial intelligence and a camera
