Archived News for Education Sector Professionals
Australian experts are on a new mission to increase the use of hydrogen fuel.
Good calls not linked to IQ
Researchers say a good decision-maker does not have to be the smartest one in the room.
ANU deepens carbon pledge
The Australian National University has committed to reducing carbon emissions to below zero by 2030.
Experts probe Gap scheme
A five-year study of Australia's ‘Closing the Gap’ program suggests it is largely failing.
Physical activity linked to results via emotions
A new study links children’s physical activity to academic achievement via regulation of emotions.
Suits upset at mental levy
Businesses are outraged at being made to fund mental health services in Victoria.
Call to support disabled academics
Experts say disabled academics often lack support from their institutions.
Hot clocks give clear time
Researchers are struggling against entropy to create the most accurate clocks ever.
Archives ask for pocket change
Vital pieces of Australian history are now reliant on public charity to protect them.
Cheap sheets could replace retinas
Local experts are working on an organic, printable device to restore sight to the blind.
'Mind-writing' makes amazing marks
New technology is helping paralysed people ‘write’ on a computer screen by just thinking about it.
Moves to boost 4yo enrolment
The Morrison government is coupling $1.6 billion in preschool funding with new attendance targets.
Plan to move past NAPLAN
Experts want Australia to dump NAPLAN and replace it with more dynamic tests.
Asteroid probe heads home
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has left the asteroid Bennu and is on its way back to Earth.
New view for bacterial roots
Researchers are shedding new light on our oldest evolutionary antecedents - bacteria.
Unis miss major efforts
There is little for the university sector to get excited about in this week’s federal budget.
Drone teams grid ocean
Scientists are flying small drones in a grid formation to monitor the environment.
QLD drops Year 12 tables
Queensland has scrapped annual public reporting of year 12 results in league tables.