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It’s possible to study teaching and have no real-time connections with lecturers or peers. But it can be ‘very lonely’
Universities are offering teaching degrees that are fully online and without real-time connection to staff or other students. A new survey shows this can be an isolating way to learn.
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Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things
United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday 1. A new round of talks is expected in mid-2025. Negotiations ...
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ICRC: Humanitarian aid remains an urgent necessity to alleviate the tide of suffering in Gaza
Speech delivered by Régis Savioz of the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response to Gaza, 2024 ...
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The anatomy of a hot flush – and whether it can really make your head steam
A hot flush is a phenomenon as disruptive as it is commonplace. One moment, life proceeds as usual. The next, a wave of heat rises, spreading from the chest to the face – leaving behind flushed skin ...
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Russia and the west are entering the ‘grey zone’ of warfare – and the oceans are a key battleground
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has claimed that Russia now has the right to target assets of nations that supply Ukraine with tactical missiles, after the US authorised the use of such weapons ...
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What does a human life cost – and is it ethical to price it? Jenny Kleeman asked a hitman, philanthropists and a life insurer
The average price of a ransom is A$560,000. Saving a life through strategic philanthropy? $A6,000. Journalist Jenny Kleeman investigates the many ways decision-makers ...
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‘Ebullient leadership’ can lift your workers out of the doldrums and increase productivity
Leaders who promote a bit of fun in the workplace can help their employees engage and be more innovative and actually want to come to work.
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Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?
But these need to be balanced against the slow and conservative nature of how the common law is developed.
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‘They’re my babies’: what our attitudes to backyard chickens reveals about Australians
Research has found people see backyard chickens as pets – but wouldn’t take them to the vet. It raises important questions about how we relate to the non-human world.
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Introducing the Oreshnik missile: Vladimir Putin’s not-so-secret weapon
The conflict in Ukraine has increased in its intensity with the firing of what Russia has claimed to be an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in late November.
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Myanmar: UN experts call for ‘course correction’ as civilian deaths reach 6,000
UN independent human rights experts have called for urgent international intervention in Myanmar as civilian deaths hit 6,000 since the military junta seized power in February 2021 following a coup, ...
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COVID lockdowns affected adolescents’ brain structures, says research
A recent study reported the somewhat alarming observation that the social disruptions of COVID lockdowns caused significant changes in teenagers’ brains. Using MRI data, researchers at the University ...