Supporting children’s wellbeing during COVID-19
17 Apr 2020
Professor Elizabeth Fernandez on helping children cope with uncertain times.
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Safe internet use for kids: cybersecurity professor shares 5 tips
Safe internet use for kids: cybersecurity professor shares 5 tips
17 Apr 2020
Parents need to be more vigilant about their child’s internet usage as we spend more time online, cybersecurity expert Richard Buckland warns.
Coronanomics: 8 things we now know about economic policy at home and beyond
Coronanomics: 8 things we now know about economic policy at home and beyond
16 Apr 2020
If the 1991 recession is the ‘recession we had to have’ then 2020 is the economic slowdown we had to engineer.
Human rights under threat from COVID-19? Concerns raised over disability and ethical decision-making
Human rights under threat from COVID-19? Concerns raised over disability and ethical decision-making
16 Apr 2020
Human rights need to be protected during the coronavirus pandemic, leading academics say.
Students are less focused, empathetic and active than before. Technology may be to blame
Students are less focused, empathetic and active than before. Technology may be to blame
16 Apr 2020
A study asked 2,000 teachers and school leaders across Australia how students from primary school to year 12 have changed in the last five years, and what might explain these changes.
Hot qubits made in Sydney break one of the biggest constraints to practical quantum computers
Hot qubits made in Sydney break one of the biggest constraints to practical quantum computers
16 Apr 2020
A proof-of-concept published today in Nature promises warmer, cheaper and more robust quantum computing. And it can be manufactured using conventional silicon chip foundries.
How screen-based technologies are impacting school students
How screen-based technologies are impacting school students
16 Apr 2020
Gonski Institute for Education research reveals Australian educators’ perspectives on children, digital technology, health and learning.
"People still want to see art, theatre and performance."
"People still want to see art, theatre and performance."
16 Apr 2020
Amateur online performances will help us stay connected in isolation, says UNSW Sydney academic.
Rapid COVID-19 testing available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Rapid COVID-19 testing available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
16 Apr 2020
Rapid testing for COVID-19 will deliver results on the spot for thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
Working from home: the end of the office as we know it?
Working from home: the end of the office as we know it?
15 Apr 2020
The office we return to will be quite different to the one we left.