Ananthan Ambikairajah
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Brains and bellies: In menopause, bigger can sometimes mean better
During his PhD research, Ananthan Ambikairajah appeared in the media a number of times to report on his findings about the effects of …
Oct 20, 2020
3 min read
Obesity linked to part of the brain damaged by Alzheimer’s
Researchers have found a link between obesity and shrinkage in an area of the brain responsible for memory and learning - the …
May 15, 2020
2 min read
Top 5 PhD skills/tools to help make your journey a little easier...
A PhD can be tough. This is not an uncommon statement made by those doing a PhD or who have watched someone do a PhD. However, I have …
Apr 15, 2020
4 min read
Cholesterol levels increase in post-menopausal women
Women who have gone through menopause may need to keep an eye on their cholesterol levels, according to new research from The …
Sep 18, 2019
2 min read
Anxiety in academia?
A career in academia is stressful. There are constant pressures to “publish or perish”, find sources of funding to sustain your work …
Jun 4, 2019
3 min read
Menopause ‘not the cause of midlife weight gain’ in women
Fat-mass continues to increase in middle-age women but menopause isn’t to blame, according to new research from The Australian National …
May 15, 2019
3 min read
Plagiarism - what does it mean?
I have always thought that plagiarism was a relatively easy concept to understand. In short, if you copied someone else’s work or ideas …
May 8, 2019
2 min read
Sci-Hub: A response to the scientific paywall
Being involved in science enables the development of critical thinking skills, which ultimately helps you view the world through a …
Sep 7, 2018
4 min read
Women in science - what responsibility do male scientists have?
National Science Week is drawing to a close and last night I had the pleasure of watching Professor Veena Sahajwalla from the …
Aug 17, 2018
4 min read
Work ethic
August marks my 6-month milestone since commencing a PhD program. As a result of this significant milestone, I thought I would use this …
Aug 9, 2018
5 min read
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