News Centre archive - 2017
Collated on this page is an archive of the University's News Centre stories in 2017.
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Western Sydney University celebrates 21 years of the Yarramundi Lecture
Western Sydney University will celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Yarramundi Lecture, an event that invites the community to embrace mutual respect for, and understanding of, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture, and history.
Talking to your baby makes all the difference
Western Sydney University researchers have found evidence that infants of mothers with post-natal depression (PND) are less communicative than peers of non-depressed mothers.
Academic joins world leading researchers on highly cited list
For the third year in a row, Professor Wei Xing Zheng from the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics has been named on the annual Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list.
Unique partnership provides Nice opportunity for Western students
Two Western Sydney University students have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to study data science and work in a multinational defence and security company in France.
The way your children watch YouTube is not that surprising – but it is a concern. Here are some tips
Young children have rapidly become prolific users of the internet, including watching online videos. While many of the videos are suitable, others use unscrupulous gimmicky methods to profit from a young and impressionable audience.
Improving education inclusion for disabled people in Indonesia
An Indonesia-Australia collaboration has looked into whether Indonesian schools, including Islamic institutions, open their doors to disabled people.
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