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Why English classrooms and book clubs are life-altering spaces

Researchers are working with teachers, students, and book clubs to make the rich experiences of literature available to all.

Convict histories reveal how ancestors could influence your health

What does it mean for you if your ancestors had a tough start to life?

How language can help us love and care for a frozen land

Antarctica is at a crossroads. This frozen continent at the bottom of our planet has the potential to either become one of the most fiercely contested zones in the world, or the most collaborative.

7 reasons why it’s time to revisit Australia’s convict past

Convict sites around Tasmania have been revitalised, and historians are reimagining how Australians can revisit our colonial past.

This is the future of forensic science

With the advance of technology and our understanding of DNA evidence, forensic science is making all kinds of things possible for crime scene investigators. But is human error holding us back?

Making sense of news – fact from fiction

ABC/University media research aimed at empowering teenagers.