Western Sydney University

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

The Latest Bing News on:

Western Sydney University Research

Male Superb Lyrebirds Imitate Alarm Calls of Mobbing Flocks to Lure Potential Mates
on March 3, 2021 at 12:24 pm
During their song and dance displays, male superb lyrebirds (Menura novaehollandiae) create an elaborate acoustic illusion of a mixed-species flock of birds, according to new research.
Mitigation technique uses polymers to protect buildings from large fault ruptures
on March 2, 2021 at 5:30 am
Many engineered structures around the world have been built close to active fault segments. New research has uncovered a solution for protecting buildings on deep foundations subjected to large ground ...
Scott Bowman takes on new role at another university
on March 1, 2021 at 7:32 pm
Former CQUniversity Vice Chancellor Scott Bowman has taken on a new job – in Darwin. Prof Bowman will move into his new role as vice-chancellor and president of the Charles Darwin University in May.
A degree promises a better life but social mobility has a downside too
on March 1, 2021 at 12:10 am
The experience of upward social mobility through education can have unexpected emotional costs – particularly for graduates from the working class.
Address ageism in health care and focus on preventative health, says peak university body.
on February 26, 2021 at 1:40 am
Ageism is contributing to premature institutionalisation, ill health, and less emphasis on extending independent living for older people and we need to take urgent action, claims the peak body for ...

The Latest Google Headlines on:

Western Sydney University Research

Ref 180/21, E.G. Whitlam Research Fellow, Whitlam Institute, Western Sydney University Job at Western Sydney University in Parramatta, Australia - The Conversation AU
February 10, 2021
Chair of Architecture job with WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY | 245113 - Times Higher Education (THE)
February 3, 2021
Alexandra Coleman | MENAFN.COM - MENAFN.COM
March 1, 2021
A degree promises a better life, but social mobility has a downside - Phys.org
March 2, 2021
The lies the lyrebird tells to keep his girl - Western Advocate
March 2, 2021

The Latest Bing News on:

Western Sydney University Discovery

Gale and Bodleian Libraries at University of Oxford Announce the Gale Scholar Asia Pacific, Digital Humanities Oxford Fellowships
on February 25, 2021 at 1:10 am
The Bodleian Libraries and Gale, a Cengage Company, are delighted to announce the launch of the Gale Scholar Asia Pacific, Digital Humanities ...
‘Stem cells in hyperdrive’: Breakthrough in the hunt for a healing secret
on February 10, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Peter Currie in the fish lab at Monash University’s Clayton campus.Credit:Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute / Supplied The team’s discovery is published on Thursday in Nature ...
Humanity Is Flushing Away One of Life’s Essential Elements
on February 8, 2021 at 10:36 pm
who leads the food-systems research group at the University of Technology Sydney, in Australia. There and in the Americas, for example, Indigenous people managed hunting and foraging grounds with ...
Student astronomer finds missing galactic matter
on February 4, 2021 at 4:00 pm
Yuanming Wang, a doctoral candidate in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney, has developed an ... radio telescope in Western Australia. Dr. Keith Bannister, Principal Research ...
Student astronomer finds galactic missing matter
on February 3, 2021 at 4:00 pm
Yuanming Wang, a doctoral candidate in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney, has developed an ... radio telescope in Western Australia. Dr Keith Bannister, Principal Research Engineer ...