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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Economics is the study of how people make decisions, how we choose where to study and work, how we promote fairness in society and how our lives are shaped by market institutions and government policies,” says Dr Emil Temnyalov, an economist at the University of Technology Sydney. How does Emil study the efficiency of differential treatment?

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What Fields Are Included in STEM: A Comprehensive Overview

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As a STEM advocate and researcher, I am excited to present a comprehensive overview of the fields included in STEM. STEM includes the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. ( STEM includes the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. ( Did you know that over 6.2

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Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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Many governments around the world are putting a lot of faith in EVs to help them reach their climate targets. The team behind the Loop project is made up mainly of researchers and developers. Q&A Meet Laurent What do you find rewarding about research in geoscience? Why are community values important to Loop?

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Ben is working with Dr Julia Parrish, a professor at the University of Washington, who is also the Executive Director of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), an environmental, hands-on citizen science programme. Citizen science allows people to choose what project appeals to them, and engage in ways suited to them.

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Creating software that works for everyone

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Through the HumaniSE Lab’s research, it has become increasingly apparent to the team that a more inclusive approach to software design is needed. Field of research : Software engineering. Research project : Developing accessible software for diverse end users. Funder : Australian Research Council.

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How can we modernise power distribution systems to limit the effects of extreme weather?

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As there is a stochastic element to weather intensity and its impact, Anamika uses ‘Monte-Carlo simulations’, which randomly sample data to produce more realistic models. These mathematical models allow her to evaluate the probabilistic impacts of weather events on the power grid infrastructure. INCREASING GRID RESILIENCE.

Energy 57
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Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

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She and Dr Selena Rice work at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Stanford, California, and have helped bring together over 800 experts to create the Plant Cell Atlas – a community resource that will describe everything we know about plant cell types, the molecules they contain, and how these molecules and cells interact.

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