It’s the season to be jolly – but don’t share that jollity with your pets. Alcohol, whether in a wine glass, egg-nog or a boozy pudding, is seriously bad for our animal friends.
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The University of New England was the first Australian university established outside a capital city. With a history extending back to the 1920s, UNE has a well-earned reputation as one of Australia’s great teaching, training and research universities.
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A recent study found a coaching program is effective in treating the symptoms of chronic fatigue. So was the study robust?
Magpies have long memories, and human behaviour towards them largely determines how they respond
In the US, differences in school results among poorer children depend more on environment than genes. In Australia, the story is different.
Wider societal issues are driving road user behaviour, which cannot be fixed by taking a traditional road safety approach.
Much international media focus has been on Kenya’s election being a trigger for violence, but that’s only part of the story. The ongoing grievances of Kenyans must be addressed.
In Indigenous culture, dingoes were prized as companions, garments and hunting aids. Europeans later tried to tame dingoes as ‘pets’ but their wild nature has prevailed.
Allegations of water theft have thrown the Murray-Darling Basin Plan into crisis. The solution could involve users declaring their annual water use, subject to random audits - like a tax return.
In the late 1980s, a gang of feisty teenage girls briefly helped the good Doctor. But his female companions were still mostly there to show how clever he was.
Business Briefing: are our standards dropping in the workplace?
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Our workplaces are becoming less formal. But there were some advantages to the old formality.
The children who are least likely to attend school regularly – and do well – grow up in households where the adults themselves have very poor literacy skills.
A 10% reduction in gender income inequality can boost labour productivity by up to 3%, new analysis finds.
John’s conversations were full of hysterical laughter, and he had a way asking questions that drew extraordinary answers.
American Gods imagines a US where ancient gods exist at “right angles to reality”, asking why we have mythologies and why we need them.
When we think of post-traumatic stress disorder, we tend to think of soldiers returning from war. But other sections of society are far more likely to suffer from repeated bouts of trauma.
One of the problems with using automatic cameras to track wildlife is that people keep stealing them. And they go to great efforts to do so. But why?
Newspapers may be in crisis but magazines are thriving. The growth is in specialist titles - indeed the glossy offerings of Coles and Woolworths now have almost double the readership of the Australian Women’s Weekly,
Myanmar’s Rohingya issue has become a full-blown humanitarian crisis that affects all of southeast Asia. ASEAN nations would do well do move beyond their non-interference policy and help.
From birds to bees, the wildlife in your backyard can tell us important things about the health of our environment.
For consumers of Australia’s retail sector, choice and convenience will continue to emerge. For incumbents unable to deliver on these outcomes, the future is bleak.
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of New England
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Associate Professor in Zoology and Ecology, University of New England
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Senior Lecturer (Applied Ecology and Landscape Management), University of New England
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Adjunct Associate Professor at Auckland University of Technology and Associate Professor, University of New England
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Animal Welfare scientist and pop culture researcher, University of New England
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Associate Professor Humanities Arts and Social Sciences University of New England Armidale NSW, University of New England
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Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England
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Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education; Post Doctoral Fellow, Manna Institute, University of New England
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Adjunct Lecturer, University of New England
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Lecturer in German Studies, University of New England
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Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of New England
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Professor in Modern History, University of New England
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Lecturer, University of New England
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of New England
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PhD Candidate in Language and Politics, University of New England
