Updated car parking rules could streamline developments and improve urban outcomes
Urban planning and transport experts from RMIT University weigh in on the Victorian government’s move to replace blanket minimum car parking requirements with a system that varies by public transport accessibility.
Free Wi‑Fi for 53 remote communities – RMIT experts react
The federal government last week announced plans to install free public Wi‑Fi in a further 53 remote communities, in a move aimed at narrowing the digital divide for First Nations Australians.
What does the future of arts, culture and technology hold? RMIT academics weigh in at ACMI’s FACT symposium
RMIT University academics joined artists, technologists and cultural practitioners from across the globe at ACMI's fourth annual FACT Symposium, contributing to three days of debate on the future of arts, culture and technology.
‘Incredibly resilient’ nylon device creates electricity under tonnes of pressure
RMIT University researchers have developed a flexible nylon-film device that generates electricity from compression and keeps working even after being run over by a car multiple times, opening the door to self-powered sensors on our roads and other electronic devices.
Creative Antarctica: artists transport audiences to the edge of the world
RMIT Galleries' latest - and one of its largest ever - exhibitions, Creative Antarctica: Australian Artists and Writers in the Far South, brings audiences on a journey to the Far South, offering new perspectives, encounters and understandings of one of the world’s most remote and fragile landscapes.
RMIT puts STEM students in pole position with the Australian Grand Prix Corporation
RMIT and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) have agreed to a new three-year partnership to bring more students into the world of STEM.
Tech companies face reckoning over addictive design as Zuckerberg appears in court
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified in a landmark Los Angeles trial examining whether major social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook, were deliberately designed to be addictive for children and teens. An RMIT expert explains.
Recognition of mental health nurses key to reform
Mental health nurses make up nearly half of the global mental health workforce, yet they remain overlooked as central leaders in mental health reform. An RMIT expert argues the need to recognise and uplift mental health nurses and systems under growing global pressure.
