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Tanya Notley, Western Sydney University and Michael Dezuanni, Queensland University of Technology Today we release the findings from our new research into how young Australians consume and think about news media. Following a summer of bushfires and during the COVID-19 pandemic, young people have told us they consume news regularly. But they also say they [...]
Video is now embedded in education at all levels. In both secondary and tertiary contexts, educators are heavily relying on content ranging from low-budget instructor-made webcam videos, to high-budget productions, and viral YouTube channels. However, it’s likely that many, if not most, of these applications of instructional video aren’t fulfilling the learning expectations, and could [...]
Helen Joanne Adam, Edith Cowan University; Caroline Barratt-Pugh, Edith Cowan University; Libby Jackson-Barrett, Edith Cowan University, and Robert Stanly Somerville, Edith Cowan University Global support for the Black Lives Matter movement isn’t only about standing up against the injustice done to George Floyd, or Indigenous Australians in custody. People are also standing up against the [...]
Milena Heinsch, University of Newcastle; Dara Sampson, University of Newcastle, and Frances Kay-Lambkin, University of Newcastle We’ve now been social distancing for several weeks. While these measures have allowed us to slow the spread of COVID-19, they’ve also upended our day-to-day lives. If you’ve found yourself experiencing feelings of fear, anxiety, depression, boredom, anger, frustration [...]
Associate Professor Nicola Reavley and Dr Amy Morgan The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed devastating effects on people and communities, with more than 10 million cases and more than half a million deaths globally. In addition to the health impacts, the United Nations has warned of a major mental health crisis worldwide as a result of [...]
Associate Professor Anna Arstein-Kerslake Commonly, people with disability are thought of as inherently vulnerable. They aren’t. People with disability are strong, resourceful and resilient. However, they are often made more vulnerable by social and environmental factors. People with disability are strong, resourceful and resilient. This isn’t inherent vulnerability, this is vulnerability created by deeply imbedded [...]
Liz Rix, Southern Cross University and Darlene Rotumah, Southern Cross University The global Black Lives Matter movement is forcing us all to confront past and current injustices Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face. It’s also a chance for Australia’s future health workers to acknowledge how colonisation and subsequent injustices shape interactions today between Indigenous [...]
Hayley Jach and Professor Lea WatersYou’re walking along the street when a scientist approaches you with a clipboard, an envelope, and a benevolent smile. Curious, you open the envelope: inside is either a $5 or $20 note. The scientist asks you to spend this money by 5pm. You can purchase anything, but it must be [...]
Associate Professor Luke Smillie, Dr Daniel Feuerriegel and Hayley Jach As we think, fear, love and dream – 86 billion neurons are firing electrical and chemical signals at one another in a complex cascade of information exchange. This brain activity must somehow represent all parts of a person’s psychology, including their personality. And our new [...]
Dr Georgina Sutherland, Dr Sean Byars, Mellissa Kavenagh, Professor Anne Kavanagh and Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn Often hidden from view, high-profile cases like the deaths of Willow Dunn, David Harris and Ann Marie Smith shine a spotlight on the treatment of people with disability in Australia. Although the appalling individual culpability and systemic indifference that led [...]
