Science has driven human progress with discoveries and innovations throughout history. However, most people, especially young people , are unaware of much scientific knowledge . As teachers and researchers, we have taken on the challenge of bringing young people closer to science. Also to close the gender gap and promote inclusiveness in the scientific field. The main objective is to cultivate a […] … learn more→

The reform of the vocational high school is one of the key topics for the start of the 2023 school year . The content was presented Thursday, May 4 by President Macron. The press kit which accompanied these announcements highlighted the need to make the sector attractive and make it a path to success and excellence. Implicitly, the portrait of a student with a […] … learn more→

It is no longer enough to have a degree and a host of master’s degrees and courses on our curriculum; knowledge is nothing more than a starting point of our professional career. We are facing a paradigm shift in training: just like when we ride a bicycle, if we stop pedalling, we fall. Whether or not to […] … learn more→

Dolls have been part of human cultures for millennia. The oldest that are known, in wood, date from the year 2000 BC . Fashion dolls are among the most popular children’s toys today , with Barbie being one of the best-selling models of all time. However, some of these most popular fashion dolls have bodies so thin that they could never be achieved or maintained […] … learn more→

Today’s society has suffered, in the last two decades, a true revolution in terms of the way of communicating and relating through new technologies. Social networks have experienced exponential growth and have become an integral part of most people. These digital platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, have transformed the way we communicate and socialize. […] … learn more→

Climate change education is increasingly seen as an essential part of schooling. The main international test of 15-year-olds’ progress (which Australia participates in) has just announced the next round of testing will include environmental knowledge alongside English, maths and science literacy. Australia’s national curriculum (updated last year under the Morrison government) barely mentions climate change. But as a signatory to the […] … learn more→

Since the school reform law , all students follow an “artistic and cultural education course”. But what is the role assigned to it, in a school that is refocusing on the fundamentals? Is it a question of making budding citizens aware of the artistic approach or of relying on the various disciplines to help them strengthen their critical spirit, […] … learn more→

Some texts just read as too long. Maybe they do have a load of words – that chapter at 18k. That paper at 10k. But some chapters, papers, books and dissertations read long even if they are within word limits. Sounds strange, yes. How can a text read long if it isn’t? Well, you’ve probably had this […] … learn more→

The initial journey: Academia and industry experiences As a student fascinated by the wonders of chemistry (and a very enthusiastic high school chemistry teacher), my academic journey started with an undergraduate master’s degree (MChem), and eventually culminating in a PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia. This quest for knowledge, however, was more of a […] … learn more→

As early as 2003, Gérard Bonnet, professor of psychology and psychoanalyst, posed pornography as a “challenge to modesty” . Today, it imposes itself more broadly as a “challenge for the construction of adolescent sexuality”. Until very recently, in France, this subject was not really taken seriously. And even if the current government has expressed itself to deplore the access […] … learn more→