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A course exemplifies one way group collaboration to address the climate crisis can begin: with each person identifying key moments in their engagement, and contributing this to a larger ‘river’ model.
A growing number of states are passing laws that call scientific theories into question.
Australia’s Women in STEM ambassador initiative has been discontinued. Is this a setback for diversity?
One community college created a science pathway program that boasts a 100% employment rate for graduates.
Eclipses are rare, fantastic celestial events. Here’s how educators can help visually impaired students enjoy eclipses alongside their sighted peers.
Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds.
The astronomical community has thrived and world-class astronomical facilities have been established in South Africa.
Astronauts living and working on the Moon will need something to eat. The Growing Beyond Earth program supports international space crop research.
Poetry and prose are prominent features in this course about how climate change is affecting the world.
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.
Children learn more science when they watch an AI-powered cartoon character than with a regular Mickey Mouse or Dora the Explorer, a new study finds.
Inspiring our children to value and connect with science is key to improving society – and there are ways to do this safely in the classroom.
A microscope slide that can diagnose cancer, mapping how what we eat affects the environment, and an effort to track bushfire damage are among the winners at Australia’s leading scientific awards.
College science classes often fall short of helping students see connections across subjects. Can a new approach make a difference?
As New Zealand considers how and whether to incorporate traditional Māori knowledge in the science curriculum, what might we learn from the experiences of Japan?
Children often aren’t aware of how much has been lost in recent generations.
Religious beliefs and modern biology sometimes seem to collide. But exploring those ideas with compassion and an open mind can lead to deeper learning across cultures.
Scientists have been using art to illuminate and share their research with the public for centuries. And art could be one way to bolster K-12 science education and scientific literacy in the public.
New research demonstrates the many aspects of nature play that make it a great way for young children to gain STEM knowledge.
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PhD; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (retired) and Research Fellow, University of California, Davis
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Laureate Professor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle
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Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University
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Distinguished Teaching Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
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Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Sussex School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Maseno University
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Research fellow, University of York
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Professor of Science Education, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Curator of Museum Education, University of Florida
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Science communicator and communication consultant to Questacon, and alumni, CSIRO
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Professor of science education, Deakin University
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Professor, STEM Education, North Carolina State University
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Vice-Chancellor and Prinicipal, Brunel University London
