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Weight gain during pregnancy: how much is too much?

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
Weight gain during pregnancy: how much is too much?Excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases the risks for mums and bubs.Olliss

During a healthy pregnancy, women gain weight as the baby grows. This is normal and necessary.

But recent research indicates that excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases health risks for mothers and their children.

So how do you get the right balance?

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Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: study

  • Written by: Susan Gair, Associate Professor, College of Arts, Society & Education, James Cook University
Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: studyMany students reported regularly going without necessities including food, medications, fuel and prescribed textbooks.Shutterstock

Students know completing a university degree gives them a better chance of landing a high-paying job, often after surviving financial hardship while studying. But striking a balance between life, work and study appears...

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Trust in ethnically diverse areas is improving, but there is more work to be done

  • Written by: Yogi Vidyattama, Senior Research Fellow in Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra
Trust in ethnically diverse areas is improving, but there is more work to be doneThe Sydney suburb of Liverpool, with its high concentration of ethnic migrants, has improved its levels of community trust since the Cronulla riots.Wikimedia Commons

In modern Australia, trust sometimes seems to be a short supply. But our research shows there may be some cause for optimism.

While trust dropped in ethnically diverse communities after...

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How can we halt the feminisation of sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef?

  • Written by: Ana Rita Patricio, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Exeter
How can we halt the feminisation of sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef?

In the northern part of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the future for green sea turtles appears to be turning female.

A recent study has revealed that climate change is rapidly leading to the feminisation of green turtles in one of the world’s largest populations. Only about 1% of these juvenile turtles are hatching male.


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