We hear about their extreme highs and lows, but we don’t often hear the everyday thoughts of migrant and refugee young people in Australia. Not every one is a Duckie Thot or the victim of an unprovoked attack. There are Muhammads, ...
More »Thanks but no thanks: niceties uncommon globally
The last time your partner or friend prepared a meal for you, did you thank them? If not, don't be alarmed. A new international study has shown this is the more common practice, and in fact, it's not necessarily bad. ...
More »New study proffers food for positive thought
Can food enhance your mood? Deakin University researchers believe so. In fact, the results of their study have led them to extrapolate that diet can treat major depression. The study involved assigning 67 adults with major depression to either receive ...
More »No misconduct for controversial scientist
Maryanne Demasi has been cleared of academic misconduct by an inquiry commissioned by her alma mater: the University of Adelaide. The medical scientist turned controversial science journalist, best known as the former presenter of ABC show Catalyst, had been accused of duplicating ...
More »The ‘surprising’ personality trait for smartphone addiction
Smartphone addiction is a familiar, modern-day concept. But why do some feel the need to constantly swipe and scroll, while others don't? Deakin University researchers may have some 'surprising' clues. Their study, just published in Computers in Human Behavior, surveyed 400 undergraduate students. ...
More »Progressive language method could help close the gap
In 2017, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students constituted approximately six per cent of all Australian school enrollments. Yet, it is well-known that they tend to struggle in this context compared to their non-indigenous peers: their ten point lower school ...
More »French President says ‘oui’ to Aus uni collab
World leaders shake each other's hands as a matter of course, but when Emmanuel Macron grasped Malcolm Turnbull's palm at Admiralty House today, it signified something bigger. The French President and Australian Prime Minister had signed a deal that will ...
More »The largest-ever study of cultural taste tells us how powerful we are
I am a middle-class woman, aged between 40 and 59, with a postgraduate education. Except I'm not. That was a prediction of my identity, based on my cultural tastes, by a global team of researchers. They shared a sample of ...
More »Professors not immune from ‘hotness’ bias
Are students sexist against female lecturers? New York University researchers Pascal Wallisch, a clinical assistant professor of psychology and Julie Cachia, an adjunct instructor in advanced psychological statistics sought to analyse this claim, made by various academics, who based them on ...
More »How confusion can aid learning
"I think a lot of people just assume confusion is absolutely a bad thing as a part of a learning process." "Huh?," one might reply to Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, Jason Lodge. Along with his colleagues at his ...
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