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The Florey Institute’s Dr Jee Hyun Kim explains how the different aspects of memory work and why attention is the most important element of improving your memory in this long-form comic explainer.
If we want excellence in our schools, we have to provide a system with the incentives, enablers and rewards for improvement built in.
Politicians need to stop meddling with education policy and invest in teachers if Australia’s science, mathematics and reading standards are to improve.
East Asian pupils continue to outpace their counterparts in Western schools.
Rather than leaping to conclusions about a failing education system, we need to look at what the data tells us about student performance at a state level to help us make more informed decisions.
Australia’s performance in science continues to slide due to ineffective, traditional teaching practices and an outdated curriculum. Here’s what needs to change.
Because being a good teacher is about more than just subject knowledge.
Latest TIMSS report shows that students in Australia make very little – if any – progress in maths from Year 4 to Year 8.
For subjects mired in jargon and technical words, what role does language play in breaking down obstacles to communication and understanding.
Is the election of Donald Trump going to reignite a futile war between science and anti-science?
It is easy to see the benefits from the advances we have made in physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science and the life sciences. Without these impressive leaps in understanding, we would not have…
Is science really like crystal ball gazing?
While AI seems unstoppable, our improved understanding of human brains is levelling the playing field for now.
South Africa must examine how science funding is allocated to universities. It also needs to acknowledge that not all universities should be focusing on research and development.
Academics are getting out of touch with the rest of society. This helps explains the sorry state of our public discourse on science.
There is mounting evidence to show scientists and researchers why public engagement is worth their while.
Have we reached peak human?
Used tyres pose a serious environmental challenge. So far, traditional recycling methods have proved insufficient to solve the problem. New, eco-friendy alternatives are now being explored.
Confusing short-term jobs with long-term career outcomes is a distraction from the real issues in science higher education.
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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