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  • Engineering, Research Development
  • 27/04/2026
  • 14:41
Monash University

Monash Institute of Railway Technology researchers recognised with Australian Heavy Haul Rail Awards

Monash Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) researchers have been recognised at the 15th Annual Heavy Haul Rail Conference with 2026 Australian Heavy Haul Rail…

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  • Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
  • 24/04/2026
  • 08:24
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney

Study identifies new treatment targets for vascular dementia

Key Facts: • Vascular dementia is common, serious, and currently has no approved treatments• It is caused by damage to blood vessels in the…

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  • General News, Research Development
  • 22/04/2026
  • 10:38
UNSW Sydney

Australian-first research hub dedicated to solar panel recycling opens at UNSW Sydney

UNSW leads the national research initiative addressing the urgent challenge of managing end-of-life solar panels. The Australian Research Council (ARC) Hub for Photovoltaic Solar…

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  • Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
  • 21/04/2026
  • 14:30
Cancer Council ACT

MEDIA RELEASE: Cancer Council ACT invests in groundbreaking Canberra-based cancer research

Key Facts: Cancer Council ACT awarded $200,000 in research grants to two Canberra-based projects, announced at their Biggest Morning Tea event Dr Vijay Bhoopalan…

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  • Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
  • 21/04/2026
  • 13:51
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney and Matilda Centre for Research In Mental

Online program helps older Australians cut risky drinking in major national trial

Key Facts: An online self-help program for alcohol use is effective for reducing alcohol use and binge drinking in older adults – we have…

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  • Research Development, Science
  • 21/04/2026
  • 00:01
RMIT University

Plastic texturing kills viruses when they land

Key Facts: Scientists developed a flexible plastic film with nanopillars that mechanically destroys viruses on contact, killing 94% of virus particles within one hour.…

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  • Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
  • 20/04/2026
  • 12:23
Charles Darwin University

Study reveals gaps in stuttering assessment and treatment

Variability in an individual’s stuttering pattern has long posed challenges for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) when treating clients, but new research led by Charles Darwin…

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  • Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
  • 20/04/2026
  • 11:34
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney

Why some brains stay sharp despite damage: new insights into ‘cognitive resilience’ and dementia prevention

Advances in brain biomarkers reveal how some people maintain cognitive function despite Alzheimer’s, stroke and other brain diseases – with implications for global dementia…

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  • Art, Research Development
  • 17/04/2026
  • 09:19
Charles Darwin University

Photography exhibition puts research under the lens

From the highest peak in western Europe to fibers smaller than the eye can see, Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) biennial photography competition and exhibition…

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