The decision by the Australian National University (ANU) and other universities in Australia and overseas to suspend all ties and activities with Russian research institutions, while significant in its moral stance, could have unintended consequences. We need to be careful we are not shutting off networks and ceasing dialogue with Russians, as this is counterproductive and empowers Russia’s propaganda machine. Keeping […] … learn more→

Every spring, school and district leaders ask teachers about their plans to return to teaching in the fall. They need to know how many teachers to begin recruiting for the next school year. These career conversations are currently taking place under the unprecedented circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Stories from across the country […] … learn more→

In our environment we have gone from seeing sexuality as something forbidden to contemplating it as something accessible and interesting. Not only for the pleasure it can provide but also for the status it grants within the peer group. Greater sexual behavior is related to more physical attractiveness, recognition or leadership capacity within the group. This is revealed […] … learn more→

Virtual reality (VR) is becoming a first-rate resource for teaching and the teaching and learning process, being used successfully in numerous fields. This is the case of medical training, the progressive introduction of VR to regulated teaching in Health Sciences shows that it is an ideal technology. The benefits it brings are so varied that they […] … learn more→

The mix of professions is changing slowly and is first observed in the executive professions and highly qualified people; thus, 20% of engineers and technical company managers were women in 2008. Contrary to this movement, the early childhood sector remains highly feminized, with only 2% to 4% of men in crèche and 10% in kindergarten. This is also the case for […] … learn more→

If one possibly positive thing came out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the impetus it gave to letting people work from home. Many see working from home as benefiting women workers. The logic is they can combine a career with the responsibilities of looking after children. But not enough thought has been given to […] … learn more→

The recently released report of the review into initial teacher education recommends universities use randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to find evidence for effective methods of educating teachers. It says: Randomised controlled trials are indeed the “gold standard” for specific kinds of medical research. They are the best way to compare a new treatment to either a standard […] … learn more→

Protests at universities and statements from the International Science Council denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine point to the beginning of a massive refugee crisis — and also raise urgent questions about how the conflict will affect Ukraine’s scholars and research. Following the Feb. 24 invasion, which has now resulted in more than 1.7 million Ukrainians fleeing the country, Ukraine’s universities and researchers are […] … learn more→

When out for a vacation, deciding on the correct mode of transportation is very important. If your travels become easier through car rentals, then you need to make sure that you choose the right services. Because choosing the right car rental can be a big contributor to how well your vacation will be. Therefore, if […] … learn more→

The pandemic forced universities to rush out remote delivery of their courses online. Now we have had time to take stock of the impacts. Our newly published Australia-wide research investigated the challenges and opportunities of remote delivery for culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and refugee (CALDMR) students and university staff. We identified many changes to teaching and learning that […] … learn more→