The 2024 Prime Minister's Science Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching winners have been announced. What can we learn from them? The post PM recognises inspiring STEM teachers appeared first on Careers with STEM ..read more

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The 2024 Student Lifestyle and Learning Report shows the priorities, thoughts and feelings of uni students today. The post What students say they want from uni appeared first on Careers with STEM ..read more

Quantum Tech camp brings skills training to regional and rural students for the first time Students in regional Australia have gotten a taste of the Quantum world through the third Quantum Tech Camp run by the Sydney Quantum Academy.  The camp covered questions about using data at an atomic level, how a single particle can be in two places at once, and pathways into careers in quantum.  Emelia Hosking, 16, is a student at the Central West Leadership Academy, which hosted the camp in person. “I wasn’t very aware of the quantum world at all before this, and I didn’t realise that qua ..read more

Here’s why you should consider a STEM + education career path Finishing school with basic maths skills is something many people take for granted, but without these skills we wouldn’t be able to handle many of the things we do every day, like managing our time or cooking a meal. And it’s maths teachers who can make all the difference! Do I have all the information I need to understand this? What don’t I know? What should I ask? How can I find the information I’m missing? What other factors should I consider? These are all questions maths teachers encourage students to ask, and they’re questions ..read more

Congrats on making it to Year 12, now’s the time to get busy with life hacks to help get you through There’s no easy way to say this, Year 12 is rough for most people. But starting the year with a few goals and some handy life hacks could make a big difference to how you feel about it come exam time. Here’s a checklist of Year 12 life hacks to help keep you in the zone. #1 Set clear goals These can be both personal and for your studies – be it the grades you want to get in first semester, or the number of parties you reckon you can realistically go to without wrecking your studies.Understandin ..read more

Once refugees, Kuer and Evana have overcome big challenges to secure their career in STEM, and now they want to take their knowledge where it’s needed most When terrorist group ISIS came to Evana Jibraeel’s home town in Iraq she was just nine years old. Shortly after, Evana witnessed the death of a close friend and was powerless to help — a life-changing moment that locked in her ambition to one day become a surgeon. “Everyone was panicking. There were no doctors around, and all I could do was put pressure on the wound. I decided I never wanted to be in that situation again,” Evana says. Littl ..read more

By Benjamin Zunica, Bronwyn Reid O’Connor and Eddie Woo The rapidly changing pace of technology is influencing maths education from early childhood, right through to Year 12 There is a scene in the film Incredibles 2 where young Dash asks his dad Bob for help with his maths homework. Bob obliges and begins to scribble on a notepad. But Dash quickly points to his textbook and says, “that’s not the way you’re supposed to do it, Dad”. Frustrated, Bob exclaims: I don’t know that way! Why would they change math? Math is math! Many parents trying to help their children with maths may be ..read more

Westbourne College Sydney is preparing to open to Year 10 students, and with its strong focus on STEM offers a unique pathway to a fulfilling career Starting STEM as young as possible is one of the best ways a child can prepare for an exciting and rewarding career. One Sydney school is working hard to prepare younger students for the global STEM stage. Sydney’s STEM-centric high school Westbourne College will from January 2024 open its doors to Year 10 students, which should be welcome news to parents. “Year 10 will springboard students into the IB Diploma Programme by providing them with a st ..read more

Universities have the power to effect big change, so one university rankings company is now including sustainability when ranking unis. Here’s how the best Australian unis fared The latest university rankings from higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds are out, and this year they’re a little different.  Australian universities continue to punch above their weight, with the University of Melbourne coming in the highest of the Australian universities at 14th in the world, followed by the University of NSW and The University of Sydney, at equal 19th. But the bigwigs at QS say an incre ..read more