/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/24/study-finds-gene-responsible-for-wheat-variety-with-three-ovaries An international research project, involving the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, discovered the gene responsible for a rare form of wheat that grows three ovaries per flower instead of one – which could help wheat farmers increase their grain yield and improve the efficiency of hybrid seed production. October 24 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/24/study-finds-gene-responsible-for-wheat-variety-with-three-ovaries /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/22/former-pm-returns-to-geopolitics-at-annual-lecture Former Prime Minster of Australia the Honourable Julia Gillard AC will discuss with a panel of University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø experts how the rapidly changing geopolitical environment and rise of disinformation is impacting Australia at her annual public lecture. October 22 2025 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/22/former-pm-returns-to-geopolitics-at-annual-lecture /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/21/australian-cattle-helping-to-meet-indonesias-rising-dairy-demand University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø researchers are assessing opportunities for Australia’s live export industry to respond to Indonesia’s plan to substantially increase its dairy cattle imports, under the Indonesian Government’s $45 billion Free Nutritious Meal Program. October 22 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/21/australian-cattle-helping-to-meet-indonesias-rising-dairy-demand /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/21/highlighting-the-youth-voice-in-wellbeing-solutions Researchers from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø have taken a closer look at what is important to Australia's young people in a new report. October 21 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/21/highlighting-the-youth-voice-in-wellbeing-solutions /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/20/improving-the-quality-of-life-for-men-with-breast-cancer Each year, 200 men or people assigned male at birth are diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia. With breast cancer often being considered solely a woman’s disease and no screening program in place, many men receive their cancer news while investigating unrelated conditions or after noticing a lump behind their nipple. University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Medical School PhD candidate Dr Steve Kinsey-Trotman is researching how a breast cancer diagnosis impacts men’s quality of life. October 20 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/20/improving-the-quality-of-life-for-men-with-breast-cancer /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/20/new-research-reveals-australias-rapid-red-fox-invasion One of Australia’s most devastating invasive predators took just 60 years to colonise the whole continent, according to new research from Curtin University and the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø that offers vital clues to preventing future extinctions of native animals from foxes. October 20 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/20/new-research-reveals-australias-rapid-red-fox-invasion /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/17/new-investment-targets-better-treatments-for-back-pain Australian MedTech company Evolution Surgical will invest $2 million over the next decade in partnership with the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø to advance research into spinal conditions such as lower back pain, scoliosis, and degenerative cervical myelopathy – the most common non-traumatic spinal cord injury in older adults. October 17 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/17/new-investment-targets-better-treatments-for-back-pain /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/17/seafood-unfairly-singled-out-in-microplastics-debate Seafood has received disproportionate attention in media coverage about microplastics, despite evidence that fish and shellfish are not the main source of human exposure, according to a new scientific review. October 17 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/17/seafood-unfairly-singled-out-in-microplastics-debate /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/13/research-ties-fossil-fuel-projects-to-warming-climate-disasters An emissions-impact calculation method used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been employed to assess the amount of warming a single Australian fossil fuel project will cause based on its projected CO2 emissions, and the follow-on impacts to human health and the environment. October 14 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/13/research-ties-fossil-fuel-projects-to-warming-climate-disasters /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/09/genetic-study-advances-understanding-of-healthy-ageing New research from the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has explored the genomic links within the index used to measure healthy ageing — Intrinsic capacity (IC), paving the way for potential targeted interventions. October 10 2025 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2025/10/09/genetic-study-advances-understanding-of-healthy-ageing