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New study finds Victorian paramedics are experiencing high levels of psychological distress
A new study led by researchers at Swinburne University of Technology and RMIT University has found that more than a third of Victorian paramedics feel burned out by their work and are experiencing significant levels of stress.
The findings of this study, which was conducted by Human Resource Management, Marketing and Management experts from Swinburne and RMIT, Professor Peter Holland, Dr Lara Thynne, Dr Julian Vieceli and Dr Tse Leng Tham are taken from a comprehensive survey of the paramedic workforce in conjunction with the Victorian Ambulance Union.
iTWire Tuesday, 11 May 2021 11:48 The biggest names in innovation to convene at T50 Melbourne
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The World’s Top 50 Innovators 2021 (T50 Melbourne) conference will bring the cream of the crop names in innovation, business, science, technology, politics, media, and academia.
World leading organisations including Pfizer and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are set to take centre stage at the World’s Top 50 Innovators 2021 (T50 Melbourne) to be held in Melbourne on October 14-22, co-hosted by Swinburne University of Technology and Codex.
For the first time, the event will take place outside London since it launched in 2005. The T50 Melbourne presented by Swinburne and Codex will gather some of the biggest names in innovation, business, science, technology, politics, media, and academia to Victoria in a unique and accessible conference.
Youth homelessness on the streets.
A FEAR that teenagers unable to live with their families could “end up homeless, jailed or as new parents” within 12 months of leaving out-of-home care prompted accommodation be lifted and apply to 21 year-olds needing the support network.
A motion that was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (May 11) had called on the ACT government to establish a taskforce to review improved data collection to track outcomes for care leavers and to investigate best possible reforms from around the world.
The changes would allow 18-year-olds to opt-in and continue care for a further three years.
Spaceflight Insider
Laurel Kornfeld
May 11th, 2021
An artist’s rendering of 10 hot Jupiters, exoplanets physically similar to Jupiter that orbit very close to their parent star, studied by Dr. David Sing of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Astrophysical Sciences. Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Sing
The various methods used over the last 25 years to discover exoplanets and the science of categorizing the many types of exoplanets that have been found was the focus of an April 19 workshop for science writers sponsored by the
Space Telescope Science Institute (
STScI virtual
symposium centering on the formation, structure, and evolution of the more than 4,000 exoplanets discovered to date. Speakers included Dr. Jessie Christiansen of
Data for Good Collaboration: research report
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In 2020, Swinburne University of Technology’s Social Innovation Research Institute partnered with Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, Entertainment Assist, Good Cycles and Yooralla, to create the
Data for Good Collaboration model.
The project had two aims:
Build organisational data capacity through knowledge sharing about data literacy, expertise and collaboration
Deliver data insights through a methodology of collaborative data analytics
This report presents key findings from the research partnership, which involved the design and delivery of a series of webinars that built data literacy; and participatory data capacity-building workshops facilitated by teams of social scientists and data scientists. It also draws on interviews with participants, reflecting on the benefits and opportunities data literacy can offer to individuals and organisations in the not-for-profit and NGO sectors.