What’s a “side project”? A side project is the academic project you do alongside your main academic research. If you’re doing a full time PhD, the side project is another smaller bit of research. If you’re working as a postdoc on someone else’s project and this is is your main work then, alas, trying to […] … learn more→

Teachers around the world are wondering whether they should view artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT as friend or foe in their classroom. My research shows that the answer to this question is not clear-cut and can be taken from either point of view. To what extent can students be taught to stimulate their creative thinking […] … learn more→

Teaching in a country different from your own is a challenge that involves getting to know other educational systems, living with professionals from other places and is also a complete linguistic and cultural immersion. Being a teacher is a rewarding activity regardless of the educational stage in which we work, but being a teacher abroad […] … learn more→

John Dewey was one of the most important educational philosophers of the 20th century. His work has been cited in scholarly publications over 400,000 times. Dewey’s writings continue to influence discussions on a variety of subjects, including democratic education, which was the focus of Dewey’s famous 1916 book on the subject. In the following Q&A, Nicholas Tampio, a political […] … learn more→

A Virginia real estate license is a prerequisite for anyone hoping to work in the real estate industry in Virginia. Starting the journey to acquire such a license is a thrilling and fulfilling experience. If one does not apply for the VA real estate license at the best moment, it can be difficult and exhausting. […] … learn more→

In January, England’s university leaders had their weekend breakfasts disturbed by an undercover investigation in the Sunday Times. Using secret film of recruitment agents, the newspaper reported on a “back door” route which lets international students into Russell Group universities with “far lower grades” than students from the UK. Like the Ivy League in USA and Australia’s Group of […] … learn more→

Katalin Karikó is the brand new winner of the latest Nobel Prize in Medicine, along with Drew Weissman. For this Hungarian scientist, her personal and professional life were never a bed of roses. She emigrated to the United States, along with her husband and her daughter, with nothing more than about $1,200 hidden in the little […] … learn more→

Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last time you were so anxious about an upcoming event that you couldn’t concentrate for days? These types of emotions are unpleasant to experience and can even feel overwhelming. People often try to avoid them, suppress them or ignore […] … learn more→

The Nutri-score is a logo intended to inform consumers about the nutritional quality of foods and allow them to compare them with each other, while encouraging manufacturers to improve the nutritional composition of their products. Its method of calculation has been subject to a revision which comes into force in 2024 in the seven European […] … learn more→

Every minute, millions of social media posts, photos and videos flood the internet. On average, Facebook users share 694,000 stories, X (formerly Twitter) users post 360,000 posts, Snapchat users send 2.7 million snaps and YouTube users upload more than 500 hours of video. This vast ocean of online material needs to be constantly monitored for harmful […] … learn more→