There’s no argument that there has been a significant economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, writes Hon. Prof. Mike Conway. This fall out can be shown in graphs on the news or financial reports, demonstrated by our shrinking bank accounts or evidenced in sky-high unemployment...
Researchers have written user-friendly guides to the actual evidence for a host of treatments and therapies aimed at anxiety and depression by Associate Professor Nicola Reavley and Dr Amy Morgan, University of Melbourne The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed devastating effects on people and communities, with more than...
COVID-19 thrust our school communities into a rapid transition to remote learning which affected almost every facet of school-based education, write Associate Professor Wee Tiong Seah, Catherine Pearn, Dr Daniela Acquaro and Dr Natasha ZiebellUnderstanding the effect on our school students and teachers is crucial...
Victorians, and anyone else at risk, should now be wearing face masks. Here's how to make one. After early success in suppressing COVID-19, we are facing a resurgence in Victoria, which is threatening disease control for the whole country. Outbreaks in northwestern Melbourne, including in public housing...
There is an awkward tension in how Australian schools and universities credential the learning of their graduates.On the one hand, Australian credentials issued by schools and tertiary institutions are easy to understand, widely used, based on high standards and carefully regulated. They are relied on for...
The temporary closure of schools is evidence the system is working as it should, writes Allen Cheng, Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Brunswick East Primary School and Keilor Views Primary School in Melbourne have temporarily shut down after children from both schools tested positive to COVID-19,...
It’s Sunday night, around 8pm, when your ten-year-old tells you she has a sore throat. She doesn’t have any other symptoms, and feels OK. You tell her “let’s see how you feel in the morning” and she happily goes off to sleep. But you’re left wondering...
People love creating words — in times of crisis, it’s a “sick” (in the good sense) way of pulling through, write Kate Burridge and Howard Manns. From childhood, our “linguistic life has been one willingly given over to language play” (in the words of David Crystal)....
How do you stay 1.5 metres apart in a rugby scrum? And have we seen the end of communal showers? asks Philip Russo. As we emerge from lockdown, so does our sport. And many sporting bodies are grappling with the best way to do this while...
Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers. Silvia Griselda and Rigissa Megalokonomou report on their research. Last month, the Australian Academy of Science published a report...
