Graduates face increasing mismatch between education and jobs
A new study by researchers at The University of Western Australia has found that more than one-quarter of Australian graduates are overqualified for their jobs after they complete university.
Overqualification occurs when an individual is...
Disadvantaged kids prescribed antipsychotic medication more often
A new study has shown that Australian children and teens from disadvantaged families are more likely to be prescribed antipsychotic medication than others in the same age group.
Social policy researcher Amy Kaim from the Robinson...
TV junk food ban cost-effective for fighting childhood obesity
Banning TV networks from advertising junk food to kids would cut Australia's health care costs and reduce childhood obesity, according to a new economic analysis from researchers at Deakin University.
Researchers from Deakin Health Economics...
Fast food companies not doing enough to address obesity crisis
Water should be the default drink for kids' fast food meals, while kilojoules in meal deals should be cut, according to Deakin researchers who have undertaken a first-of-its-kind evaluation of nutrition policies at Australia's...
Sleep glasses help teenagers see the light
Bright light glasses have been shown to help sleep, and even bolster learning and cognitive skills in teenagers.
Invented by psychologists and sleep experts at Flinders University, the portable Re-Timer Light Therapy Glasses have recently been...
Child visits to Victorian emergency departments for mental health issues triple
New research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has shown over the seven years between 2008 and 2015, mental health presentations have tripled amongst children in the 10-14 and 15-19 age group.
The study, published in...
AI may help to predict school violence
A pilot study indicates that artificial intelligence may be useful in predicting which students are at higher risk of perpetrating school violence.
The researchers found that machine learning – the science of getting computers to...
What students (really) want
School students want structure, discipline and caring relationships from their teachers, new research from Edith Cowan University has found, flying in the face of the stereotypical view of a pupil seeking to get away...
Childhood communication enhances brain development, protecting against harmful behaviours
Children with greater parent communication in early adolescence have less harmful alcohol use and emotional eating in young adulthood, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry.
The 14-year study, which followed participants from 11 to...
Napping can help tired teens’ performance in school
Teenagers and sleep. It’s certainly a passionate subject for many parents. University of Delaware’s Xiaopeng Ji is investigating the relationship between midday-napping behaviours and neurocognitive function in early adolescents.
In a study funded by the...
