By Celia Harris, Associate Professor in Cognitive Science, Western Sydney University
Penny Van Bergen, Associate Professor in the Psychology of Education, Macquarie University
As school returns, parents and teachers might each be faced with the familiar chorus of “I can’t find my school jumper” and “I left my hat at home”. For parents of older kids, the stakes may be even higher: lost mobile phones or laptops left on the bus.
As parents, it can be tempting to take charge by packing schoolbags yourself, or texting older children a list of things to remember at the end of each day.
However, doing everything for your child robs them of an opportunity to learn.
What’s happening in their developing brain?
Our kids, in their busy…
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By Treena Clark, Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
If you’re not First Nations yourself, you may have found yourself asking if it is okay for you to wear First Nations fashion.
What can you buy? How do First Nations people feel about ally wear?
To help answer this, I spoke with 20 First Nations Knowledge Holders from Tarntanya/Adelaide, Naarm/Melbourne and Warrane/Sydney…
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By Pedro C. González Espinosa, Postdoctoral Reserach Fellow, The School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that sustain millions of people, yet they face a growing crisis. Rising ocean temperatures are causing coral bleaching, a process where heat disrupts the relationship between corals and the microalgae living inside them. If the stress continues, the corals may die.
Since the 1980s, bleaching events…
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By Anja Krstic, Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management, York University, Canada
Ivona Hideg, Associate Professor and Ann Brown Chair in Organization Studies, York University, Canada
Janice Yue-Yan Lam, PhD candidate in Organization Studies, York University, Canada
Winny Shen, Associate Professor of Organization Studies, York University, Canada
New research highlights that the career outcomes of both women with and without children are negatively impacted by engaging in unpaid labour.
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By Shahper Richter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Alexander Richter, Professor of Information Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Drew Franklin, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The rise of social media was quickly followed by the advent of the “influencer” – an online content creator who builds credibility within a specific niche, giving them the power to shape opinions and purchasing decisions.
This skill lies at the heart of the influencer-marketing industry, a juggernaut projected to be worth around US$32 billion this year. On Instagram alone, which boasts more than two billion users, an estimated…
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By Amnesty International
Following the landmark publication of two reports by leading Israeli human rights organizations B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, which concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said: “With the publication of these two reports, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel […] The post Israel/OPT: Israeli organizations conclude Israel committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in another milestone for accountability efforts appeared first on Amnesty International.…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the arbitrary executions of tortured political dissidents, Behrouz Ehsani, 69, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, in secret in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj, Alborz province, on 27 July, Kristine Beckerle, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, said: “Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani were executed arbitrarily amid Iran’s horrific execution […] The post Iran: Horrifying secret executions amid mounting political repression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Yvonne Reddick, Reader in English Literature and Creative Writing, University of Lancashire
“Far over the misty mountains cold,” Dad read. Every evening before my light was turned out, he read me a story about a hobbit who left his comfortable burrow to journey to the Lonely Mountain. Searching for gold at the mountain’s roots, talking to eagles, scaring wolves off by starting a forest fire, tricking a dragon: these were the tales he read to me.
We lived in a granite house on the western edge of Aberdeen. Mum planted rhubarb and runner beans in the garden. Summer holidays meant going to Aviemore, in the lap of the Cairngorm mountains. We’d stay in a wooden chalet, where knots…
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By Mathelinda Nabugodi, Lecturer in Comparative Literature, UCL
According to one strand of history, slavery was abolished when Europeans found their conscience. According to another, it was abolished when it stopped being profitable. Both approaches tend to underplay the significance of Black resistance.
In a revolution that upended ideas about white superiority, the enslaved Black people of the French Caribbean colony Saint-Domingue liberated themselves to create Haiti, the first free Black nation in the Americas. The country was established in 1804, after more…
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By Georgia MacMillan, PhD Scholar - Research Ireland Employment Based Scheme, University of Galway
Marie Mahon, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Galway
Thérèse Conway, Lecturer, School of Geography, University of Galway
Light Pollution is a significant environmental issue and is spreading rapidly. The good news is that it is easy to fix - find out how here…
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