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Future-Makers - Issue 2

Bringing world-class research to Greater Western Sydney

ENGAGEMENT AND IMPACT

EI ASSESSMENT

Engagement and Impact (EI) assessment has highlighted Western’s strengths in translating research into economic, environmental, social and other benefits.

SMART FOOD SYSTEMS

GROWING FUTURE FOODS

Western set to play a key role in the future of agritech in $35 million Future Food Systems Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).

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Jun 22

2019 ACIAC Emerging Scholars’ Forum
This event highlights the comparison, contrast, convergence and commingling in the study of Australian and Chinese arts and culture.
Jul 5

Writing & Society Research Centre seminar
Michael Sala on ‘The Dangerous Ambiguity of Using One’s Feet: a novelist’s reflections on negotiating the relationship between place and story.

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13th June 2019

Our culture affects the way we look after ourselves. It should shape the health care we receive, too

When we spoke to Indian and Sri Lankan migrants with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, they told us the advice they received on ways to reduce the quantity of staples like rice in their diet was difficult to implement.
11th June 2019

Refugee researcher leads extragalactic discovery

After waiting for three years for his refugee status to be acknowledged, Western Sydney University PhD student Rami Alsaberi has made a new life in Casula, Australia, and an unusual celestial discovery.
10th June 2019

Men’s Health Week calls for male-friendly GPs

Between 10-16 June, communities and organisations across Australia will come together to celebrate Men’s Health Week.
7th June 2019

Western team debuts in National Merino Challenge

For the first time ever, a team of animal science and agriculture students from Western Sydney University have taken part in the 2019 National Merino Challenge.
6th June 2019

Research reveals how the Internet may be changing the brain

An international team of researchers have found the Internet can produce both acute and sustained alterations in specific areas of cognition, which may reflect changes in the brain, affecting our attentional capacities, memory processes, and social interactions.