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Dying woman and ethical doubts spark probe into cannabis cancer ‘cure’

A research project on a cannabis cancer cure is under investigation amid allegations over ethical approvals and tests being run on a terminally ill woman.

  • Liam Mannix and Clay Lucas

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Peter Hersey and Xu Dong Zhang, seen here in 20099.

University investigates papers by top Australian cancer researchers after retractions

The University of Newcastle has launched a review into several scientific papers co-authored by two leading researchers after integrity concerns were raised.

  • Liam Mannix
Lyndall Ryan with her map showing the location of indigenous massacres.

Historian who put colonial frontier violence on the map dies at 81

Professor Lyndall Ryan was a leading historian who showed that rather than being rare, massacres were a key tool of colonisation in Australia.

  • James Bennett
Universities have rejected the proposed international student levy.

University heads unite against ‘Robin Hood tax’ proposal

Thirty universities oppose a levy on the $10 billion international student market for student housing and research. But one uni boss says some privately support it.

  • Daniella White
The University of Sydney.

Top vice chancellors rake in million-dollar pay as student satisfaction recovers

The salaries of four university vice chancellors remain at about $1 million after most tertiary education chiefs’ pay packets fell slightly or held steady during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Lucy Carroll and Daniella White
A study has uncovered toxic PFAS chemicals in popular makeup products.

Experts ‘disturbed’ over toxic discovery in popular make-up products

A study has called into question the safety of widely used cosmetics including waterproof mascaras, foundations and liquid lipsticks.

  • Carrie Fellner
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Federal Minister Alan Tudge will announce $53 million in funding for the struggling international student education sector on Friday.

‘Forced out by cancel culture’: Tudge condemns Vaile’s exit as Newcastle Uni chancellor

But senior Newcastle University academics say there was widespread unhappiness among staff at Mr Vaile’s appointment due to his chairmanship of Whitehaven Coal.

  • Lisa Visentin
Whitehaven Coal chairman Mark Vaile’s appointment as chancellor of Newcastle University has drawn controversy.

Mark Vaile quits Newcastle University chancellor role amid backlash over coal links

The former Nationals leader’s appointment as chancellor was met with significant backlash from staff, students and potential donors.

  • Lisa Visentin
Salaries for vice-chancellors across universities in NSW dropped last year.

Vice-chancellors’ pay cut as NSW universities feel heat over salaries

Some universities are paying their new vice-chancellors less than their old ones while others are taking a pay cut, amid controversy over university bosses’ high salaries

  • Jordan Baker
Sydney Harbour’s sludge is a toxic stew.

In a world awash with toxic chemicals, Sydney is the perfect place to start the clean-up

Many toxins are interred in the sludge at the bottom of Sydney Harbour. Getting rid of them is not just a challenge, but an opportunity.

  • Professor Ravi Naidu

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