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  1. 1 September 2023 - Learning & Teaching

    Learning by knowing, by doing, by being

    A University of Melbourne expert says education cannot only focus on knowing and doing – it must explicitly embrace being to teach the 'whole child'.

  2. 9 August 2023 - Health & Wellbeing

    Lost in space: Open-plan classrooms can leave children adrift

    University of Melbourne research finds middle years primary-school students are at risk of academic delay when learning in noisy open-plan classrooms.

  3. 2 June 2023 - Learning & Teaching

    Bush kinder turns nature novices into eco-experts

    Immersing young children in nature gives them awareness of their world and skills they will carry through life, says a University of Melbourne expert

  4. 26 April 2023 - Learning & Teaching

    Patching the right holes to retain Australian teachers

    By looking at who stays and who leaves, we can help armour our education system to manage Australia’s teacher shortage says University of Melbourne expert.

  5. 3 February 2023 - Learning & Teaching

    AI means a rethink of teaching foreign languages

    Machines are now better than most human foreign language students, so teaching languages should focus on global competence says University of Melbourne expert.

  6. 15 June 2022 - Learning & Teaching

    Game on for collaborative learning

    Video games, collaboration and explicit instruction are helping neurodiverse children learn crucial social skills, University of Melbourne research shows

  7. 2 May 2022 - Learning & Teaching

    Nurturing nature in schools for enhanced learning

    Engagement with nature can help enhance attention and memory in school children, processes critical for learning finds new University of Melbourne research.

  8. 8 October 2021 - Under the Microscope

    The language of learning

    University of Melbourne graduate, Stanley Wang, is one of this year’s 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians for his work on bilingualism in school.

  9. 5 October 2021 - Humanities

    Understanding China through education

    Australia’s changing and challenging relationship with China needs far more – not less – China literacy in our schools, says University of Melbourne expert

  10. 18 August 2021 - Design

    Building stronger connections between schools and communities

    Some schools are developing partnerships and sharing spaces to become local hubs and building school-community connections, say University of Melbourne experts.