By Jakob Weis, Postdoctoral research associate, University of Tasmania
Andrew Bowie, Senior Research Scientist in Marine Biogeochemistry, University of Tasmania
Christina Schallenberg, Research Scientist, CSIRO
Peter Strutton, Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Zanna Chase, Professor, University of Tasmania
Iron-rich dust feeds phytoplankton. They are a key form of life in the Southern Ocean, which acts as a climate shock absorber.
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By Ray Nickson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle
Alice Neikirk, Program Convenor, Criminology, University of Newcastle
Long a taboo subject within the profession, judges or magistrates bullying lawyers continues to be a problem in courtrooms, and more needs to be done to stamp it out.
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By Belinda Smaill, Professor of Film and Screen Studies, Monash University
Kate Fitch, Senior Lecturer, Communications and Media, Monash University
Workers tunnelling through mountains and redirecting rivers, powering and irrigating the nation. We think of the Snowy scheme as a successful nationbuilding project – but it wasn’t always that way
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By Dimitry Anastakis, Professor and LR Wilson/RJ Currie Chair in Canadian Business History, University of Toronto
In retrospect, the turnaround — and just how fast it happened — is difficult to believe.
In 2010, Ontario’s economic future looked grim. Tied as it had been for more than a century to the automobile industry, the provincial economy was in freefall.
General Motors and Chrysler went bankrupt, dozens of plants were shuttered, and tens of thousands of well-paying auto jobs were lost along…
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By Mona Nikidehaghani, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wollongong
An ACCC taskforce may well prove effective in controlling unfair overcharging and NDIS costs. But the scheme’s pricing model could also use a redesign.
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By Wendy Marie Cumming-Potvin, Associate Professor/ Director of Research (School of Education), Murdoch University
Defining allyship can be challenging. Some people disagree about who an ally is. Others disagree about what an ally does.
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By Michelle Hamadache, Lecturer, Literature and Creative Writing, Macquarie University
A psychiatrist and revolutionary, Frantz Fanon wrote fiercely against racism and colonialism. His ideas continue to inform political movements yet his misogyny and embrace of violence are problematic.
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By Kevin Dew, Professor of Sociology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Alex Broom, Professor of Sociology & Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
Chris Cunningham, Professor of Maori & Public Health, Massey University
Elizabeth Dennett, Associate Professor in Surgery, University of Otago
Kerry Chamberlain, Professor of Social and Health Psychology, Massey University
Richard Egan, Associate Professor in Health Promotion, University of Otago
New research highlights common threads in cancer survivors’ stories, including the effort it takes to navigate the health system, even for a diagnosis, and the struggle to fund unsubsidised treatments.
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By Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition
Last summer, the northern hemisphere was the hottest it has been for 2,000 years.
The warnings of climate scientists are at fever pitch: halt the burning of coal, oil and gas or risk catastrophic warming of at least 2.5°C. With solar and wind energy plentiful and supposedly cheap…
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By Janosch Heller, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences, Dublin City University
The brain was once thought to be sterile, thanks to the blood-brain barrier. But scientists are beginning to question this.
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