$22m program to recruit girls to maths launched
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and the BHP Billiton Foundation have launched Choose Maths, a five-year national program that will turn around public perception of mathematics and statistics as a career choice for...
Robotics at school
A new partnership will now make it possible for primary and high school students to access NAO, the worlds most widely used humanoid robot for education and research.
Swinburne University of Technology and The Brainary...
Teenagers: They’re not that bad, apparently
The image of the rebellious teen might be more myth than reality, according to researchers at The University of Queensland’s Parenting and Family Support Centre.
Professor Matt Sanders, director of the Parenting and Family Support...
Teenagers: They're not that bad, apparently
The image of the rebellious teen might be more myth than reality, according to researchers at The University of Queensland’s Parenting and Family Support Centre.
Professor Matt Sanders, director of the Parenting and Family Support...
Rise in number of children receiving protection services
There was a 6% rise in the number of children in Australia receiving child protection services in Australia in 2013-14, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare...
Nit-picking parents ‘putting kids off sport’
Dr Sam Elliott found well meaning parents were putting their children under too much pressure.
Flinders University research has found that many parents are unwittingly driving their children to quit sport because of intense, post-match...
Helping teens tackle the perils of perfectionism
Flinders University research carried out in four Adelaide schools is changing lives across Australia by providing “psychological immunization” to protect young people against the destructive effects of perfectionism on their mental health.
Dr Tom Nehmy,...
Light therapy hope for sleep troubled teens
Flinders University sleep researchers are taking research conducted in Adelaide schools to the next level by intensively studying individual sleep troubled teens in a new study at the Child & Adolescent Sleep Clinic at...
Shock horror: Humour persuades young males to slow down
Graphic, strong threat or fear-based anti-speeding advertising campaigns are less likely to influence young males, a high-risk group over-represented in the nation's road toll, QUT research has found.
Senior Research Fellow Dr Ioni Lewis, from...
Young people share moving stories of kindness through imagery
Throughout February and March, University of Tasmania ran an Instagram competition, 'Random Snaps of Kindness' in preparation for National Youth Week.
Tasmanians between the ages of 13-25 submitted photos on Instagram using the #kindsnaps hashtag, and...
