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Western Sydney University, formerly the University of Western Sydney, is an Australian multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, Australia

Expanding the microbiomes of koalas so they can eat a wider range of eucalypts to survive

Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss. A study featuring a University of Queensland researcher, built on extensive research conducted at Western Sydney University, has analysed and altered microbes in koalas’ guts, finding that a faecal transplant may influence what

Expanding the microbiomes of koalas so they can eat a wider range of eucalypts to survive

Could the internet be changing the brain?

An international team of researchers from Western Sydney University, Harvard University, Kings College, Oxford University and University of Manchester have found the Internet can produce both acute and sustained alterations in specific areas of cognition, which may reflect changes in the brain, affecting our attentional capacities, memory processes, and social interactions. In a first of

Could the internet be changing the brain?

Plants boost extreme heat wave temperatures by 5°C

Heatwaves from Europe to China are likely to be more intense and result in maximum temperatures that are 3°C to 5°C warmer than previously estimated by the middle of the century – all because of the way plants on the ground respond to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This projected temperature increase found by Australian

Plants boost extreme heat wave temperatures by 5°C

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'Grand compromise' at Western Sydney University hailed as answer to tertiary sector's reliance on insecure work
After years of revelations about the university sector's "dirty secret" — casualisation rates as high as two-thirds of all staff and the wage theft that goes with it — there could be a solution, ...
COVID debate is masking the best line of defence
The take-up of vaccination booster shots has stalled. More worryingly, the shortfall is most pronounced in communities facing the highest risk.
The University of Technology Sydney to create a world-first collaborative cybersecurity research facility
The UTS Vault is the first of its kind, and will play a role in securing the future of Australia's cybersecurity and defence technology. The UTS Vault is ...
Rural health crisis discussed in Orange at Charles Sturt University's Rural and Regional Health Research Institute
The rural health forum, at Charles Sturt University's Rural and Regional Health Research Institute in Orange, (left to right), Professor Megan Smith, executive dean and the Faculty of Science and ...
Australia's 'best minds' address regional health crisis in Orange, at Charles Sturt University's Rural and Regional Health Research Institute
The regional health system is underperforming and severely strained, but a well-funded initiative is hoping to shift the tides.

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Scientists discover cause of catastrophic mangrove destruction in Gulf of Carpentaria
One of the worst mangrove diebacks in the world was recorded in Australia in 2016. Now, scientists have identified the cause — but it may be too late for the ecosystems to recover.
OzTech: Govt fast tracks 60k visa applications; $16M to help market bushfire tech; Funds for national security; LaTrobe helps recruit overseas engineers
New round of grants will see $16 million allocated over three years to help those working on bushfire prevention technology to get them to market. The first round of the New South Wales government’s ...
Sri Lanka Cast Out of Eden By Greedy Elite | Opinion
Long known as Serendip by Arab traders, the "discovery" of Sri Lanka by ... Anis Chowdhury, adjunct professor, Western Sydney University (Australia), held senior United Nations positions during ...
Mackay comet sighting: 133 years since Davidson’s Comet discovered over Walkerston
It’s Mackay’s claim to celestial fame – 133 years ago this month the world had a new comet thanks to a discovery by an amateur astronomer at Walkerston.
Australian scientists to trial a Covid superjab against all variants
The holy grail – a vaccine that will prevent all Covid variants – is under development and human trials are already underway. Researchers at the University of Sydney have identified a variant ...