By Duyen Vo, Sessional Lecturer and Researcher, Faculty of Education, Monash University
Andrea Reupert, Professor, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Monash University
Fiona Longmuir, Senior Lecturer - Co-leader Education Workforce for the Future Impact Lab, Monash University
Kelly-Ann Allen, Associate Professor, School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University
Victorian public school teachers are walking off the job today. Tens of thousands of school staff, including support staff and principals, are expected to strike.
Teachers in Tasmania are also…
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By Jennifer Macklin (Downes), Senior Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash University
Ananya Bhattacharya, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, Monash University
While stocking up on petrol or groceries ‘just in case’ feels sensible, it can quickly lead to shortages. But our individual choices can collectively help too.
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By Julie Blamires, Senior Nursing Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology
Siblings experience higher anxiety, disrupted schooling and major changes to family life. Yet they are overlooked in discussions designed to support families.
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By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
Oil and gas prices are shooting up as war in the Middle East cuts down the supply of fossil fuels available, in what has been described as “the largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets”.
There have been several major upheavals in energy markets since 2020, including the COVID pandemic, Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine, and US President Donald Trump’s trade and tariff war with much of the world.
What…
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By Fiona Wilkes, PhD Candidate, School of Humanities, The University of Western Australia
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! offers less a story about the bride of Frankenstein, and more a commentary on the lesser-known sad second life of Mary Shelley.
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By Heidi Norman, Professor of Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney
Beyond the Meeting of the Waters reminds us that the campaign for justice is a long and abiding process. It is not measured in moments, but generations.
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By Kurt Michael Downes, PhD Candidate, Kinesiology, University of Windsor
Kevin Milne, Associate professor, Kinesiology, University of Windsor
Women’s sport has never been stronger or more visible. But even as the performance gap narrows, it remains. The reason lies less in effort and more in biology.
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By Jake Phillips, Associate professor, University of Cambridge
People sentenced for similar offences are more likely to offend after a short prison sentence than if they had been given a community sanction.
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By Ed Macaulay, Lecturer in Physics and Data Science, Queen Mary University of London
The science fiction film Project Hail Mary brilliantly uses authentic science to underscore the human drama and narrative tension of the story.
Based on the novel by Andy Weir, the story revolves around an effort to save the Earth – threatened by an alien organism that is consuming the Sun. By combining real science, compelling characters and a gripping narrative, the filmmakers have crafted a science fiction odyssey that might just inspire a whole new generation of scientists.
The story begins…
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By Zuhra Abawi, Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream), Faculty of Education, York University, Canada
Naved Bakali, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor
Interviews with people studying to become teachers in Ontario point to the need for systemic changes in schools to better reflect cultural and religious diversity.
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