/PRNewswire/ Softstar has begun a collaboration with the University of Sydney and Western Sydney University to study how foot development in children is.
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Research collaboration addresses COVID-19 myths in African communities
Western Sydney University academics, Associate Professor Kingsley Agho and Research Fellow Dr Levi U Osuagwu, have led an international research collaboration assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s African communities.
According to Associate Professor Agho from the University’s School of Health Sciences and Translational Health Research Institute, the African Translation Research group, was formed to measure and respond to misinformation, misconceptions and myths that spread during lockdown periods among African communities.
“This research group came together out of necessity during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Associate Professor Agho.
May 11, 2021
Pexels Low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIIT) of less than 20 minutes, three times a week, is as effective as the World Health Organisation s recommended 300 minutes of moderate activity a week, concludes a recent report in the Journal of Physiology.
A review of a decade s worth of HIIT studies has also found that as little as four minutes of HIIT three times a week can improve health.
HIIT has become increasingly popular as a quick and effective way to improve health, with scores of programmes and classes popping up in Hong Kong in recent years. The training incorporates short bursts of active periods of work interspersed with recovery periods.
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Federal Government delivers funding to establish Cybersecurity Aid Centre in Parramatta
The Federal Government has announced $745,920 in new funding for Western Sydney University to establish the ‘Cybersecurity Aid Centre’ to train and support small business with Cyber Incident Response.
Funded through the Cyber Security Business Connect and Protect Grants Program, the Centre will be located in Parramatta and led by Western Sydney University in partnership with four leading New South Wales cybersecurity businesses: Emergence, Gridware, DCEncompass and Secolve.
The Training Centre will provide Cyber Incident Response support for small businesses experiencing data breach, ransomware or email business compromise, and will host training seminars around the State of NSW.
Western Sydney University has tapped Sydney-based cybersecurity providers Secolve, Emergence, Gridware and DCEncompass as partners for its Cybersecurity Aid Centre.
The centre will provide training and support services for small businesses with Cyber Incident Response, including support during a data breach, ransomware or email business compromise.
Secolve, Emergence, Gridware and DCEncompass will support the centre in setting up the internal structures with the university and helping with training, including co-developing the teaching materials and playbooks for students.
The university and the companies will also work together to develop a Cyber Suite and Toolkit for Small Businesses, a hotline for assistance with cybersecurity incidents. It will integrate applied support with learning and skills development for Western Sydney University students.