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3 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Rachael Brown |Rob Brooks |UNSW Sydney |Rhett Jones

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted, and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal. Far from being benign tools, smartphones parasitise our time, our attention and our personal information, all in the interests of technology companies and their advertisers.

3 weeks ago | tolerance.ca | Scott French |UNSW Sydney

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3 weeks ago | ajo.com | Jennifer Craig |Maria Markoulli |UNSW Sydney

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1 month ago | thetimes.com.au | Andrew Martin |Scientia Professor |UNSW Sydney

As educational psychology researchers, we are very interested in how students deal with setbacks and challenges in their schooling. Research has found resilient students tend to have more positive academic outcomes. These include making greater effort with their work, having better study skills and enjoying school more than students who are less resilient. We measure this resilience through something called “academic buoyancy”.

1 month ago | dailybulletin.com.au | Helen Dickinson |UNSW Sydney

Ensuring the provision of high quality disability services will pose a significant challenge for the Albanese government’s second term. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) cost A$43.9 billion in 2023–24 and is one of the fastest growing pressures on the federal budget. As the government seeks to moderate growth of the scheme budget, some NDIS participants are finding they are no longer eligible for the scheme.