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$50m for long Covid

A four-year research plan by the Medical Research Future Fund has been created to tackle Australia’s “piecemeal” approach to long Covid.

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Human Rights and new tech

UTS Design Innovation Research Centre, the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion and the Australian Human Rights Commission got together to develop a human rights approach to emerging technologies.

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TELUS Health

UTS has partnered with TELUS Health as the new Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing provider for Staff and Students. TELUS Health is confidential and  available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

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Fashion controversy

Chinese fast fashion giant, Shein is in the spotlight after a recent brand trip drew unwanted attention to its behind-the-scene practices.  ISF Research Principal Taylor Brydges who has a decade of experience studying sustainable fashion made her comments on the matter.

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UTS Hatrick

Three UTS researchers have been announced as finalists for the coveted 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, the nation’s highest-profile science awards.

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Data and carbon emissions?

Carbon emissions from data centres are making up one percent of global energy consumption according to a report from ISF and US tech company Pure Storage. Lead author of the report, ISF Research Director Gordon Noble was interviewed by ABC's Peter Ryan. 

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Lessons from Unilever

To test the benefits and consequences of the the four-day week, Unilever New Zealand embarked on an 18-month pilot of the four-day week, monitored and measured by researchers from UTS.  The trial now finished, the results are in. Read about what worked and what didn't. 

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A winning signal

Distinguished Prof Jay Guo and his research team have won the first prize of $75,000 for their work on improving wireless communication systems at the 2023 UTS Research Translation Competition. 

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Using AI to detect Breast Cancer

A Swedish study, published in the Lancet, found using artificial intelligence (AI) to help analyse the scans detected 20% more cancers and reduced the workload by 44%.

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Brief reprieve

A four-day police blitz targeting domestic violence offenders may provide a brief reprieve to victims but offers little towards a long-term, genuine solution says FASS Criminology academic Dr Kai Lin in an interview with the ABC discussing why the current model needs to change.