A chat about the effectiveness of smoking bans on university campuses, the evolutionary cuteness ploy employed by babies and what the Brock Turner Stanford rape case tells us about rape culture on university campuses.

With many university campuses around Australia telling their students to butt out by introducing blanket bans on smoking, one expert argues this hard-line policy may be causing harm.

With many university campuses around Australia telling their students to butt out by introducing blanket bans on smoking, one expert argues this hard-line policy may be causing harm.

With many university campuses around Australia telling their students to butt out by introducing blanket bans on smoking, one expert argues this hard-line policy may be causing harm.

With many university campuses around Australia telling their students to butt out by introducing blanket bans on smoking, one expert argues this hard-line policy may be causing harm.

University of Melbourne economists have determined that school principals directly impact students’ scores in standardised testing, such as NAPLAN.

University of Melbourne economists have determined that school principals directly impact students’ scores in standardised testing, such as NAPLAN.

University of Melbourne economists have determined that school principals directly impact students’ scores in standardised testing, such as NAPLAN.

Academic recalcitrance and institutional rivalry could kill the University of Melbourne’s and Monash University’s new commercialisation fund for biomedical research before it even properly begins.

Academic recalcitrance and institutional rivalry could kill the University of Melbourne’s and Monash University’s new commercialisation fund for biomedical research before it even properly begins.