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‘The customer is always right’: why some uni teachers give higher grades than students deserve
To understand the causes of ‘grade inflation’, a new study sought the opinions of those closest to the phenomenon: university ...
Ageing bridges around the world are at risk of collapse. But there’s a simple way to safeguard them
Structural health monitoring is a proactive and technology-driven approach to safeguarding ageing infrastructure.
A Māori worldview describes the immune system as a guardian – this could improve public health in Aotearoa NZ
Just as infection signals imbalance in Western medicine, in te ao Māori it indicates a deeper disharmony that requires ...
Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
Drastic cuts to Medicaid and other public health provisions in the new law will mean even less money to rural hospitals, many ...
Much to celebrate as NAIDOC Week turns 50, but also much to learn
This year’s NAIDOC Week is focused on young Indigenous leaders striving to improve human rights, political and social issues ...
Parental controls on children’s tech devices are out of touch with child’s play
Parental controls designed for children’s games can be confusing. They also don’t take into account how families may — or may ...
‘A defiant stand’: histories of Australia’s frontier wars are revealing their true complexity, but there’s more to be done
Australian military history is still unsure how to represent the frontier wars. Uprising contests most histories, describing a coordinated Aboriginal military front.
Child labour numbers rise in homes where adults are jobless – South African study
Looking at other child labour statistics, we found that the majority (90%) of working children were Africans; above 60% were ...
The oldest rocks on Earth are 4.3 billion years old
Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...
University leaders have to make sense of massive disruption — 4 ways they do it
Exploring, storytelling, improvising and collaborating are part of ‘sensemaking’ that allows leaders to remain relevant in ...
Coups in west Africa have five things in common: knowing what they are is key to defending democracy
Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups as isolated events.
Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
A hydrologist explains why the region is known as Flash Flood Alley and how its geography and geology can lead to heavy ...