How childhood burns affect academic outcomes

16 August, 2023

Young people who have been hospitalised due to burns are less likely to finish high school, a Macquarie University study has shown.


Living STEM program launches in classrooms

15 August, 2023

A program that aims to connect students to Indigenous scientific knowledge has been launched by the CSIRO and Chevron Australia.


Issuing a cybersecurity licence to students

15 August, 2023 | Supplied by: Edith Cowan University

A digital cybersecurity licence is under development for Australian students and teachers.


Teacher pay docked over five-minute strike

14 August, 2023

Staff in Queensland Catholic schools will be docked a full day's pay for a five-minute work stoppage.


What drives learning?

14 August, 2023

A new study done on rodents has found that an immediate external incentive is not required for learning to take place in the brain.


School fined after student drowning

31 July, 2023

The drowning death of a student on a school excursion has led to a $420,000 fine for a private college in Adelaide.


NAPLAN reporting to be made clearer

28 July, 2023

Across Australia, NAPLAN individual student reports (ISRs) will be simplified and made clearer for parents and carers.


Education Week: NSW hits 175-year milestone

27 July, 2023

The NSW Department of Education is marking 175 years of public education during this year's Education Week.


AI chatbot teaches students supportive self-talk

26 July, 2023

A new web app that helps children speak positively to themselves has been designed by researchers at the University of Washington.


STEM Equity Monitor shows increasing gender parity

24 July, 2023

The number of students enrolling in STEM subjects in their final year of school has almost reached gender parity.


AI safety for students: school trial

18 July, 2023

An artificial intelligence app focused on the safety of students is being trialled by eight South Australian high schools.


26 new STEM Ambassadors appointed

17 July, 2023

To accommodate the growing need for expert advice amongst parliamentarians, Science & Technology Australia has appointed 26 new STEM Ambassadors in 2023.


Comparing human metalearning to AI

14 July, 2023

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have compared the metarecognition of artificial intelligence to that of humans.


Students at risk from online gambling

13 July, 2023

According to AHISA, harm to young Australians from their exposure to online gambling and gambling advertising has intensified over the last five years.


Record numbers of cyberbullying reports by young children

11 July, 2023

Around 230 cyberbullying reports were made by children to eSafety during the month of May, 2023.


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