New industry policy welcome, but reform process is just beginning
By Peter Gahan, University of Melbourne
The Abbott government’s Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda is an economic policy statement likely to define its term in...
Why do we find it so hard to write about ourselves?
By Jordan Gaines Lewis, Penn State College of Medicine
If you’ve ever applied for a job, you know how hard it is to write the...
Charter School Power Broker Turns Public Education Into Private Profits
by Marian Wang ProPublica, Oct. 15, 2014, 5:45 a.m.
Versions of this story were co-published with The Daily Beast and the Raleigh News & Observer.
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Giving patients control over their healthcare is a great aspiration, but do we mean...
By Brendan McCormack, Queen Margaret University
In mental health, a new approach to rehabilitating patients back into the community is gaining ground. Known as “the...
Children know family budgets dictate how healthy their food is
By Hannah Fairbrother, University of Sheffield
From celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Money Saving Meals to blogging mum Jack Monroe’s 100 Delicious Budget Recipes to the...
Will the true voice on climate change please stand up?
By Toby Miller, Cardiff University
Who should political leaders follow when it comes to climate change: environmental scientists, powerful corporations, or a million marchers? Sometimes...
Real sustainable development requires change through culture
By Christiaan De Beukelaer, Queen Margaret University and Nancy Duxbury, University of Coimbra
Next up on the global development agenda: the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals...
How deadly landslides can now be predicted using fibre optic sensors
By Luigi Zeni, The Second University of Naples
Landslides happen everywhere and in different geological locations. This can be because of flooding, which allows sodden...
