Pioneering RMIT Engineer becomes first Australian to win prestigious George Whitby Award from American Chemical Society
Professor Namita Roy Choudhury, Head of Chemical & Environmental Engineering in RMIT's School of Engineering, has become the first Australian to win the 2024 George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research.
Five-day work week builds work-life balance in construction: research
Construction workers typically work six days a week but research tracking a five-day work week in the industry shows flexibility is key to improving worker wellbeing, with minimal perceived impact on productivity.
Innovation promises to prevent power pole-top fires
Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts.
National study launched to better understand causes of Australian fashion waste
RMIT School of Fashion and Textiles and the Graduate School of Business and Law have partnered with Kmart and Target Australia to undertake a landmark nationwide study into consumer fashion disposal habits.