In a trend that coincided with the pandemic, marijuana use among college students in 2020 reached levels not seen since the 1980s. That’s according to the latest research from Monitoring the Future – an annual survey that looks at drug and alcohol use among the nation’s young people. Below, Jason R. Kilmer and Christine M. Lee – both […] … learn more→

Access to services is a key aspect in the welfare society. Quality depends on the capacity we have to guarantee that basic services, such as education, health and commerce and banking, reach everyone in an adequate way. The concepts of threshold and scope explain the distribution of goods and services in the territory. The threshold refers to […] … learn more→

It is rarely appreciated that Australia makes money not just from what it digs out of the earth but also from what comes out of its mouth: English. The Australian government released a draft strategy for the English-language teaching sector in early 2020. It was put on hold due to the pandemic, but we now have an […] … learn more→

Academic guilt is well-established in literature on the work of women scholars who are simultaneously mothers and lecturers, homemakers and researchers, nurturers and administrators. It’s a sense of not being able to cope with conflicting demands on one’s time and is often accompanied by negative self-judgement. In South Africa and around the world, women academics had to […] … learn more→

Since the pandemic started, people of all ages have gained weight. At the same time, the rate at which youth and young adults are seeking treatment for eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa and binge eating disorder, has increased. While the reasons for these changes are complex, pandemic-related stress and weight bias – the belief that a thin body is good and healthy, while a […] … learn more→

Graduates entering an ever-more-competitive job market are often unaware of the skills and values they offer employers. The challenge is greater with emerging job roles that require certifications and both multidisciplinary skills and specialist knowledge, even for entry-level positions. We seek to empower our graduates and maximise their career prospects. New research has enabled us […] … learn more→

Self-confidence starts with your inner determination. But the body type takes part. Are deposits on hips, abdomen, or arms the reasons you feel out-of-tune? Sometimes the optimal diet and regular sport are not the solutions, and you can try liposuction to get rid of stored fat. It is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures […] … learn more→

In the days of the EGB, BUP and COU, in Spain you began to study a foreign language when you entered the sixth year of Basic General Education, therefore, at the age of eleven or twelve, well past the limit of the critical period of acquisition of language. Recalling my own experience, learning at that age, starting […] … learn more→

The impacts of COVID-19 on Australian university researchers are likely to have consequences for research productivity and quality for many years to come. According to an online survey of academics at the University of Canberra between November 2020 and February 2021, they have deep concerns about their ability to undertake research during the pandemic and […] … learn more→

Are you just starting a PhD? Worried? Excited? Nervous? Fear not.:There’s lots of support and help available to you. Your institution is likely to provide an induction programme where you’ll find out about all the internal procedures and timelines you have to follow. But there’ll also be more. You’ll also get details of what training […] … learn more→