Refraction Media and UNSW Press launch Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing
Young writers are the storytellers of our future. To help [...]
Inspiring experiments
Experimenting is a human compulsion. From the very beginnings of [...]
Closing the computer science gender gap: how one woman is making a difference in many lives
Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd College I’ve been passionate about increasing [...]
Five challenges for science in Australian primary schools
Simon Crook and Rachel Wilson outline some of the concerns that need to be addressed with the introduction of a national science curriculum in primary schools.
Big Data is useful, but we need to protect your privacy too
These days, massive volumes of data about us are collected from censuses and surveys, computers and mobile devices, as well as scanning machines and sensors of many kinds. But this data can also reveal personal and sensitive information about us, raising some serious privacy concerns.
Measuring the value of science: It’s not always about the money
Rod Lamberts, Australian National University Reports about the worthy contributions [...]
The smell of rain: how CSIRO invented a new word
Howard Poynton, CSIRO Australia’s CSIRO has come up with some [...]
Education Insider: Melissa Silk
Each month, Refraction Education will bring you the ideas, experiences [...]
7 things that make an environmental science student excited, not terrified, about the future
Breana Macpherson-Rice is the administration assistant for Refraction Media. She [...]
Six ways Australia’s education system is failing our kids
Rachel Wilson, University of Sydney; Bronwen Dalton, University of Technology, [...]