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Teaching has never been confined to reading, writing, and mathematics. Every school day, teachers help students navigate conflict, manage frustration, set goals, and build healthy relationships. These abilities sit under the umbrella of social-emotional learning (SEL), and research consistently shows they influence how young people perform in school and in life. Yet new work from […]
Every time a doctor orders a lab test to determine what is making a patient sick, the clock starts ticking. Traditional bacterial identification methods can take hours or even days, during which an infection may worsen. At the University of Windsor in Canada, undergraduate researchers are contributing to work that could change this reality. By […]
Walking into a negotiation, presenting to senior leadership, or simply contributing ideas in a team meeting can feel daunting when you are working in a second language. For thousands of international professionals and students, the gap between knowing English and using it confidently in business settings is the single biggest barrier to career growth. The […]
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept for founders and business students—it is a daily reality that shapes how products are built, markets are analyzed, and decisions are made. The question facing the global entrepreneurship community is no longer whether to use AI, but how to use it responsibly. Özyeğin University in Istanbul, Turkey, […]
Two researchers from the University of Western Australia have become the first recipients of newly created national honours at the Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, presented in Sydney. Dr Jessica Buck, a Kamilaroi woman and cancer research scientist, received the inaugural Young Tall Poppy First Nations Award, while biomedical engineer Dr Matt Oldakowski won the […]
Data centres have shifted from obscure industrial facilities to front-page news across the country. When researchers invited the public to submit questions about these buildings, nearly 350 responses arrived within days—so many that the survey had to close early. That level of interest reflects a genuine tension: Australia wants the investment, jobs, and technological capability […]
Fatima Merchant, a 22-year-old Honours student at the University of Western Australia (UWA), has been named Western Australia’s Rhodes Scholar for 2027. Selected at a ceremony at Government House by His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia, Merchant prevailed over a competitive field of six finalists. Her credentials span three […]
Starting university is a milestone filled with excitement, new friendships, and occasional financial stress. For one University of Windsor nursing student, the beginning of her academic journey came with an unexpected reward that eased the burden of tuition costs. Tanya Leegstra, a first-year nursing student from Brantford, Ontario, was named the grand prize winner at […]
When Catherine Febria wades into a headwater stream in southwestern Ontario, she is studying far more than water quality. She is examining the point where land, water, and people meet — and that approach has now earned one of Canada’s highest academic honours. Febria, an ecologist at the University of Windsor, has been elected to […]
Seven researchers at The University of Western Australia have been awarded four-year fellowships under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme, sharing in a national investment of $344 million announced for the 2026 round. Their projects span an impressive range of disciplines, from quantum technologies and astrophysics to workplace psychology and Indigenous archaeology, and […]
