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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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However, Dr Emil Temnyalov , an economist at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, highlights the effects of socio-economic influences on these scores. While these are the areas of economics commonly in the news, the field is so much broader than this. Stock markets, unemployment, inflation and recession?

Economics 111
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Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur?

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The total economic cost of the Black Summer fires has been calculated at around $80 billion, making them the most costly natural disaster in Australia’s history. This is particularly true for economic impacts, such as the loss of tourism, the destruction of farm crops and damage to local shops and businesses.

Research 111
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The importance of community for reducing social isolation

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I’m a political economic cultural anthropologist, but this still allows me to contribute to health research, as anthropology is at the crux of important health issues, especially those related to social injustice and inequity.” “Study a broad range of subjects to discover your interests. I’m not even a medical anthropologist.