From movies to TV and parental anecdotes, teenagers are often characterised as risk-taking and impulsive with poor decision-making skills. In most of popular depictions, these qualities of teen ...

Over the last couple of years, e-scooters have become a staple throughout Melbourne’s CBD, with the rent-and-ride model offering many Victorians a convenient, accessible and environmentally friendly ...

It’s transmitted by one specific family of mosquitos called Anopheles. Until relatively recently, malaria was prevalent across Australia’s northern tropics, courtesy of one main mosquito species – ...

A new way of pulling particles with light has the potential to make biopsies less invasive, University of Melbourne experts say ...

Diseases involving our metabolism – including obesity and type 2 diabetes – affect more than a quarter of the global population and are projected to become the ...

The Australian Government wants to ban kids from social media – but will it work and is it a good idea? Teaching children to use technology appropriately is not a new challenge for parenting. However, ...

In Pursuit of Knowledge is an ongoing series. Visit the website to watch previous episodes or attend an upcoming event in person or online. WATCH: In Pursuit of Knowledge Episode 1: The threat to our ...

Cancer touches nearly every Australian, with one in two people facing a diagnosis by age 85. The ripple effects reach far beyond the individual, impacting families, friends and entire communities.

PhD candidate, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, and Research Officer, UNSW and Sydney Children's Hospital ...

As most successful companies will know, building effective corporate culture is very rewarding, but also challenging. It requires senior managers to create shared values and embed those values in ...

Australia's ‘Robodebt’ scheme was rightly described by the Albanese Government as "a gross betrayal and a human tragedy". The scheme traumatised already vulnerable people and seriously undermined ...