Education

HomeEducation

New Bills promote the views of Queensland youth

Bills delivering life skills to high school students, improving safety in sports and increasing investment in regional Queensland will be presented to parliament this

When temps hit 40, switch off ceiling fans to avoid an oven

Ceiling fans act like ovens when room temperatures exceed 40°C and should be avoided, according to a new study. Griffith University’s Dr Fergus O’Connor said

Students at risk from lawless “shadow education” industry

An unregulated billion-dollar shadow education system is exposing students to deepening educational inequity, according to a new study. The research, from the University

Forget click-bait lists. Find the best school for your child

By Nicole Brownlie and Renee Desmarchelier Lists of Australia’s “top” schools regularly make headlines. We see this every year with Year 12 and NAPLAN results

A life of social connection reflected in ageing biomarkers

A lifetime of social advantage has been shown in DNA measurements to slow the ageing process. New research from Cornell University, in the United States, suggests the

Guide to nature’s way of reducing impact of floods

Studies in two South-East Queensland river catchments have helped create a new toolkit to counter flood risks. An Australian National University (ANU) study into natural

3D-printed diamond-infused implant targets battery pain

A 3D-printed diamond–titanium device, that generates its own power, has the potential to overcome the need for batteries in medical implants. Developed by RMIT

Power of rooftop solar and EVs is a two-way street

Combining suburban rooftop solar with electric vehicles could reduce a city’s emissions from electricity and transport by up to 90 percent. A new study by Japan’s

Single-shot koala chlamydia vaccine approved in world-first

A world-first vaccine to protect koalas has been approved for use by Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator after 10 years of work by Queensland

Hundreds of coastal communities already moving higher

Humans are moving to higher ground, with a global study of 155 countries finding hundreds of coastal settlements already relocating inland to pre-empt future rises in

Subscribe to our newsletter

Newsletter