News Centre archive - 2019
Collated on this page is an archive of the University's News Centre stories in 2019.
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Western Sydney University to invest $40 million in new academic and research strategy
Western Sydney University is investing up to $40 million over five years in three new Research Fellowship Schemes and expanding its innovative 21C Curriculum Project.
Western Sydney University continues to climb world rankings
Western Sydney University has continued to improve its world standing, moving up 13 places in the 2019 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings.
Keeping Australia's bees free from broken wing disorders
Parasitic Varroa mites magnify the damage from a common virus in honeybees that can cause deformities in the bees’ wings, according to a review published in the Annual Review of Virology.
Western Sydney University’s literary strength recognised in Miles Franklin shortlist
Novels by an academic and alumnus of Western Sydney University’s Writing and Society Research Centre have been shortlisted for one of Australia’s most prestigious literary prizes, the Miles Franklin Award.
Regardless of what the Federal Court says, you shouldn’t put ‘flushable’ wipes down the loo
On Friday the Australian Federal Court found in favour of Kimberly-Clark’s “flushable wipes” in a legal action brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Period pain is impacting women at school, uni and work. Let’s be open about it
Menstrual symptoms including pain, heavy bleeding and low mood may be linked to nearly nine days of lost productivity per woman every year, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal this week.
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