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Get a proper chair, don’t eat at your desk, and no phones in the loo – how to keep your home workspace safe and hygienic

Libby Sander, Bond University; Lotti Tajouri, Bond University, and Rashed Alghafri, Bond University The onset of COVID-19 saw a dramatic shift, with many in the workforce suddenly finding themselves working from home. As hashtags sprung up on social media documenting makeshift work-from-home setups, it rapidly became evident that for many workers, their new improvised workspace [...]

By |2020-08-12T12:08:49+10:00August 10th, 2020|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|0 Comments
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Victoria’s Year 12 students are learning remotely. But they won’t necessarily fall behind

Sarah Prestridge, Griffith University and Donna Pendergast, Griffith University In early July, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced government school students in prep to Year 10 — in Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire —would learn from home for term three. Students in Years 11 and 12, as well as those in Year 10 attending VCE [...]

By |2020-08-10T11:25:55+10:00August 10th, 2020|Categories: Education, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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How should I clean my cloth mask?

Brett Mitchell, University of Newcastle and Philip Russo, Monash University Face coverings, such as cloth masks, are mandatory for all Victorians and are being recommended for public use in some other parts of the country. Wearing a face covering helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 by providing a physical barrier. In saying that, they don’t replace the need to [...]

By |2020-08-10T11:08:29+10:00August 10th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Let’s talk to kids about the second COVID-19 wave and new restrictions

Children, youth and families are critical members of the pandemic response. Our team at Monash Education is conducting an Australian-wide longitudinal study to understand the educational and wellbeing impact of COVID-19 on children, parents, adults and families. So far, 1987 adults and 256 youth participants have completed the survey. Preliminary findings suggest that parents don't [...]

By |2020-08-10T10:35:57+10:00August 10th, 2020|Categories: Education|0 Comments
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Lessons from lockdown one: Remote learning and the pressures facing working parents

As many Victorians go into a second period of lockdown with a return to remote learning for students from prep to Year 10, working parents are bracing for another period where conflicting paid-work and care-work demands must somehow be managed. Isolation and the damaging impacts of COVID-19 affect everyone, and are widening social inequalities. And [...]

By |2020-07-27T16:35:48+10:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Learning, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Only one-fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the remote learning period

Helen Dickinson, UNSW; Catherine Smith, University of Melbourne, and Sophie Yates, UNSW Only 22% of family members and carers of students with a disability agreed they had received adequate educational support during the pandemic. Many respondents in our new research, and survey, on behalf of Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) reported being [...]

By |2020-07-27T16:22:12+10:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Disability|0 Comments
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Your coping and resilience strategies might need to shift as the COVID-19 crisis continues

Craig Polizzi, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Steven Jay Lynn, Binghamton University, State University of New York As people in the U.S. mark six months of coronavirus, the challenges of coping with life during a pandemic continue to evolve. Most recently, reopening of parts of society under unsettled conditions and lingering threat [...]

By |2020-07-27T16:10:53+10:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|0 Comments
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With kids spending more waking hours on screens than ever, here’s what parents need to worry about

James M. Lang, Assumption College Millions of working parents have spent months largely trapped in their homes with their children. Many are trying to get their jobs done remotely in the constant presence of their kids, and they are desperate for some peace and quiet. Many mothers and fathers have sought any available remedy that [...]

By |2020-07-27T15:42:54+10:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Green prescriptions: should your doctor send you for a walk in the park?

Anna Jorgensen, University of Sheffield and Jake M. Robinson, University of Sheffield Has your doctor recommended you go for regular jogs in the park, countryside walks, community food growing sessions, or some other nature-based activity? These so-called “green prescriptions” are typically given alongside conventional therapies and have existed in various forms for a number of [...]

By |2020-07-27T15:36:00+10:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Lonely in lockdown? You’re not alone. 1 in 2 Australians feel more lonely since coronavirus

Michelle H Lim, Swinburne University of Technology Many Victorians are now well into their second round of stage 3 lockdown, under which there are only a handful of reasons one can leave home — and for many who live alone, it’s starting to grate. Under the rules, partnered people are allowed to visit a boyfriend [...]

By |2020-07-27T15:26:51+10:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Resilience, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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