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UNSW taps humanities pro Former headmaster of Sydney Grammar School and respected classical scholar Dr John Vallance will join UNSW as honorary professor for the public understanding of the humanities. In his position, Vallance will work with the deputy vice-chancellor, ...

Petrichor was coined by CSIRO scientists Isabel Bear and Richard Thomas in 1964, as the name for the oily liquid they had discovered to be released from the earth when moistened by humidity or rain. It’s also the name for ...

Leading heart doctor heads to ACU Internationally renowned cardiologist professor John McMurray, a leading authority on the epidemiology and clinical management of heart disease, has joined the Australian Catholic University’s Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research. McMurray’s seminal body of ...

The word 'cusp' (a point) was borrowed from Latin in the 16th century, and has largely remained a specialised term. In various sciences, it refers to the point where curved lines meet, for example, the end of a spear-shaped leaf, the ...

Top journo joins Monash Award-winning journalist, author and academic Margaret Simons will join the Journalism Department as an associate professor in Monash University’s School of Media, Film and Journalism in July 2017. Simons, who has taught journalism for approximately 25 ...

Creators of new words have to be wary of entering an overcrowded market. The digital-age use of flog was originally as a shortening for food blog, and then achieved notoriety in the sense of fake blog. These flogs, dating back ...

USC chooses new Chancellor Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d) will become the University of the Sunshine Coast’s new chancellor on April 1. Houston said he nominated for the role because he was impressed by USC’s positive ...

Freshwater takes reins at UWA The University of Western Australia has elevated one of its senior executives to vice-chancellor. Professor Dawn Freshwater, who was acting vice-chancellor after professor Paul Johnson announced his departure from the role, has been selected as ...

Most English-speaking communities have colloquial words for alcoholic beverages in general.  So Australians and New Zealanders share booze, grog and plonk (as well as derivatives such as booze bus, grog shop and plonked) in which the alcoholic allusion is generic. ...

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