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20% of Australian students don’t finish high school: non-mainstream schools have a lot to teach us about helping kids stay

Nigel Howard, Flinders University and Andrew Bills, Flinders University A significant proportion of young Australians still do not finish high school. According to data released by the Productivity Commission on Tuesday, about one in five students leave before they reach Year 12. In 2022, about 79% of students started Year 12, the lowest in the [...]

By |2023-10-30T13:02:34+11:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |0 Comments

Who gets to be healthy? The ‘social determinants of health’ can reduce inequities, but many policies neglect them

Clare Littleton, Torrens University Australia and Caitlin Reader, Torrens University Australia The “social determinants of health” is a fancy way of describing a simple idea: that a person’s health is influenced not just by what they eat or do but also by social factors. These include: access to education (including in early childhood) your parents’ [...]

By |2023-10-30T13:02:41+11:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |0 Comments

Ableism and disablism – how to spot them and how we can all do better

Kelsey Chapman, Griffith University; Angel Dixon, Griffith University; Elizabeth Kendall, Griffith University, and Katie Kelly, Griffith University When the 2022 Australian of the Year was announced, Dylan Alcott wheeled onto the stage. Australian audiences are tuning in to watch TV shows featuring people with disability: You Can’t Ask That, Love on the Spectrum and [...]

By |2023-05-22T12:05:09+10:00May 16th, 2023|Categories: Disability, Uncategorized|Tags: |0 Comments

What Prince Harry’s memoir Spare tells us about ‘complicated grief’ and the long-term impact of losing a mother so young

Sarah Wayland, University of New England The thought of her, as always, gave me a jolt of hope, and a burst of energy. And a stab of sorrow. Prince Harry’s reflection on his mother Princess Diana, who died unexpectedly when he was just 12 years old, appears in his memoir Spare, released officially this week. [...]

By |2023-01-16T15:43:22+11:00January 16th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |0 Comments

Dogs can smell people’s stress – new study

Clara Wilson, Queen's University Belfast Dogs have a long history alongside humans, giving them an amazing ability to read human cues. Dogs also possess an incredible sense of smell, which enables them to detect diseases, such as COVID and lung cancer, in humans from odour alone. Whether dogs’ capabilities extend to detecting odours associated with [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:26:58+11:00October 1st, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Should ADHD be in the NDIS? Yes, but eligibility for disability supports should depend on the person not their diagnosis

Andrew Whitehouse, The University of Western Australia Eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) came under scrutiny this week, after NDIS minister Bill Shorten said he was considering whether a diagnosis of attention-defecit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should grant automatic eligibility for the NDIS. The minister since walked back these comments, with a spokesperson explaining [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:27:23+11:00September 30th, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

What position should I sleep in, and is there a ‘right’ way to sleep?

Christian Moro, Bond University and Charlotte Phelps, Bond University After 50 years of research, eminent Stanford University sleep researcher William Dement reportedly said the only solid explanation he knows for why we sleep is “because we get sleepy”. Even though sleep may be, as one researcher put it, “the only major behaviour in search of a function”, it clearly [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:27:36+11:00September 30th, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Preparing for exam season: 10 practical insights from psychology to help teens get through

Melanie Woodfield, University of Auckland and Jin Russell, University of Auckland Exam season is fast approaching for many senior students in New Zealand and Australia. At the best of times, adolescents may struggle with ambition and drive, let alone after two-and-a-half years of COVID-induced disruption and uncertainty. But parents can still nurture their teens’ motivation [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:27:52+11:00September 30th, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope

Joseph Crawford, University of Tasmania; Kelly-Ann Allen, Monash University, and Lea Waters, The University of Melbourne Imagine you have years-worth of research and it is dismissed by a 15-word rejection letter from a journal editor. That has happened to us. Or peer reviewers write demeaning, anonymous commentary about your work. That has also happened to [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:28:34+11:00September 16th, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

What parents should and shouldn’t say when talking to their child about NAPLAN results

Jessica Holloway, Australian Catholic University It’s that time of year again when parents and students anxiously await their NAPLAN results. NAPLAN is a nationwide test of literacy and numeracy that all students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are expected to take. It doesn’t impact entrance to high school or university, but is a [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:29:04+11:00September 9th, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments
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