Why learning a new language should be your New Year's resolution
As the champagne corks pop at the end of the New Year's Eve countdown, it's the perfect time to think about what you'd like to accomplish in 2016.
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Scientists create revolutionary material to clean oil spills
Deakin University scientists have manufactured a revolutionary material that can clean up oil spills, which could save the earth from potential future disasters such as any repeat of the 2010 Gulf Coast BP disaster that wreaked ...
Materials Science
Nov 30, 2015
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Sport industry an unlikely ally in environmental sustainability
When it comes to leadership in environmental sustainability, the sport industry might not immediately come to mind. However for Dr Sheila Nguyen, Deakin University sport for social change expert, they are a perfect ally.
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2015
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Negotiating parental duties as simple as talking about it for birds
Deakin University scientists have completed a world-first study into how birds negotiate parental workloads, finding the answer is as simple as talking to each other.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2015
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Scientist offers hope amid global warming problems from seagrass loss
The tiny holes humans tear in the ocean floor on an almost daily basis have major consequences for global warming for generations, a leading Deakin University scientist has found.
Ecology
Oct 21, 2015
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Bottled water—the essence of life as commodity
A new book co-authored by Deakin University academic Dr Emily Potter exposes the secret life of bottled water, one of the most controversial products in the world.
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2015
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Gannets starve because parents too polite to travel into another colony's territory
Gannets are refusing to travel into another colony's territory to find food, affecting their breeding, according to new Deakin University research which offers insight into how the seabirds are responding to climate change.
Ecology
Oct 16, 2015
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Addressing discriminatory sentencing practices to reduce high Indigenous imprisonment rates
A Deakin University study has revealed major differences in the sentencing of Indigenous offenders and highlights ways to reduce discriminatory sentencing practices.
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2015
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Society continues to value mothers over women who do not have children, but at what cost?
How are women with no children faring in a society where being a mother, or not, continues to be used as a measure of a woman's worth?
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2015
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Accountability and transparency of foreign aid impact
International aid and development is at a crossroad and two Deakin University Warrnambool researchers are hoping to improve understanding of the impact of foreign aid.
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2015
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