By Anna M. Kotarba-Morley, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Heritage, Adelaide University
Michael Westaway, Professor of Archaeology and Biological Anthropology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with bows, arrows and daggers – and new research shows they weren’t just for decoration.
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By Rachael Jefferson, PFHEA, Associate Head of School (Teaching & Learning) team, Senior Lecturer and Discipline Lead in Human Movement Studies (Health and PE) and Creative Arts, Charles Sturt University
European Athletics has partnered with the European Broadcasting Union – the world’s leading alliance of public service media – to launch a landmark publication that seeks to prevent women athletes from being sexualised.
The guidelines encourage broadcasters to avoid voyeuristic body part shots, zoom-ins from behind or underneath competitors and certain slow-motion replays.
So, why is this needed and is something similar in place in Australia?
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By Amnesty International
African Union (AU) member states must ensure full political, legal and financial support for the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court), to enable it to effectively carry out its mandate to protect human rights, Amnesty International said today as it launched a new report marking the Court’s 20th anniversary. Released on World […] The post Africa: As it turns 20, the African Court needs more support for its human rights mandate across the continent appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
It can help to take stock at the end of a school holiday period and think about what went well, what didn’t work so well, and what was an unmitigated disaster.
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By Steve Georgakis, Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney
Spain is a complete team, coached by a manager at the peak of his powers. Argentina is also a great team – but a different type of great team.
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By Joshua David McDermott, Post-doctoral researcher, Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney
The Sea Peoples are widely blamed for the collapse of the interconnected world of the Bronze Age. But what’s the evidence say?
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By Joanne Mutter, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Setting clear expectations about availability, both at work and at home, is essential for couples negotiating professional careers and hybrid work.
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By Gail Garvey, NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professor in Indigenous Health Research, The University of Queensland
Sarah Norris, Associate Professor of Health Technology Assessment, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Biological samples and data from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been misused in the past. So how would we make a new screening program safer?
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By Timothy Churchill, Adjunct Associate Lecturer, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
A handful of tiny fossil jaws fill a missing chapter in the evolutionary history of Australia’s most successful marsupial predators.
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By Angela Schneider, Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
Guanpeng Zhou, Research Associate, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
Two overturned World Cup goals, in Argentina-Egypt and Norway-England, show that replay can reveal a foul, but only a referee can decide how far back the review should go.
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