By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Federal Labor continues to poll strongly as the Coalition wrestles with climate policy. Meanwhile, Victorian Labor’s polling continues to be dire.
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By Zoe Richards, Associate Professor, Curtin University
The heatwave in Western Australia last summer broke records. As marine scientists, we were deeply concerned about whether Ningaloo’s corals would survive. We were prepared for the worst, but what my colleague…
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By Blair Aitken, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology
Amie Hayley, Rebecca L. Cooper Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellow and Senior Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
Not long ago, most people thought of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, as a childhood condition that would eventually be outgrown. Now it’s everywhere.
TikTok videos describe “ADHD moments” that feel instantly familiar, clinics are booked out for months, and adults are finally getting diagnoses that explain years of chaos and exhaustion.
This visibility has helped people understand ADHD. However, it has also led to a shift in how medicines intended to alleviate…
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By Shae McCrystal, Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney
Whether you’re single, a parent or carer, or an employer trying to look after your business and staff, a legal expert explains your rights ahead of the holidays.
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By Zsuzsanna Dancso, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Sydney
A lack of gender diversity in maths means technologies such as AI and quantum computing are mainly designed by – and for – men.
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By Melissa Barnes, Associate Professor, School of Education, La Trobe University
Kate Lafferty, Lecturer in Assessment and Pedagogy, La Trobe University
Metacognition is often described as ‘thinking about our thinking’. It involves being aware of how our mind works and using that awareness to improve how we learn.
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By Oriane Couchoux, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Carleton University
Gabrielle Patry-Beaudoin, Assistant professor of marketing, Université de Sherbrooke
Research suggests mothers put their children’s future ahead of their own, prioritizing education savings or splurging on non-essential items they believe will make their children happy.
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By Alison McAfee, Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Ecology, University of British Columbia; North Carolina State University
When the results of the Canada’s national honey bee colony loss survey were published in July 2025, they came as no surprise. According to the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, an estimated 36 per cent of Canada’s 830,000 honey bee colonies had perished over the winter.
These figures used to make headlines. But after almost two decades of the same story ― colonies dying in the winter,…
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By Meg D. Lonergan, Contract Instructor and Doctoral Candidate, Legal Studies, Carleton University
Kyler Chittick, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of Alberta
The Supreme Court of Canada’s rejection of child-pornography mandatory minimums reflects an allegiance to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, not a crisis.
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By Giselle Thompson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
Meshia Brown, Research assistant, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
The structural vulnerability of many Jamaican schools is linked to decades of under-resourcing, where the state has adopted austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund and other international institutions.
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