Education News in Brief Archives

Education News in Brief – May 11th, 2017

May 11, 2017 Scott Jacobsen 0

UK and Australian academic life is more stressful than Iran and Uganda; school cut preventions means more money on income tax; prescription drug use by kids a concern for British parents.

Education News in Brief – April 24th, 2017

April 24, 2017 Scott Jacobsen 0

Selective schooling creates a negative impact on children in the UK; India-UK education-research programme partnerships; GCSE grading system changes in the UK.

Education News in Brief – April 6th, 2017

April 6, 2017 Scott Jacobsen 0

Inspire Maths textbooks series make “inroads” in Britain; 200,000 might be in poverty due to benefits changes; religious countries less educated.

Education News in Brief March 21st 2017

March 21, 2017 Scott Jacobsen 0

Chinese textbooks translated for UK; UK Education Expo for Omanis; and Sandbach education protests

Education News in Brief March 14th 2017

March 15, 2017 Scott Jacobsen 0

Myanmar-UK cooperation on education; aims to increase productivity and efficiency for UK through technical education; UK educational legacy and Indonesia

Education News in Brief March 3rd 2017

March 4, 2017 Scott Jacobsen 0

President Trump touts school choices; The Assembly of First Nations meet on the educational gap; and Sex education to be compulsory in every English school

What Does Jordan Peterson’s Enforced Monogamy Actually Look Like? | Beatrice Louis

June 19, 2018 14

Monogamy enforced by social norms is an easily observable phenomenon in many parts of the world–and its consequences are deadly.
For a New Left | Dan Fisher

September 11, 2017 4

The first article in the “For a New Left” series looks at how and why we should begin to rebuild and re-establish left wing values.
The Spread of Anti-Christian Hatred in Egypt | Tara Abhasakun

July 21, 2017 2

The spread of anti-christian hatred in Egypt goes beyond ISIS to include non-violent groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, and even former ruler Mobarak.
Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems? | Sarah Mills

July 5, 2017 3

Can insights and lessons about human behavioural trends and group psychologies from cults help us understand and thereby reduce risks of terrorism today?
The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation | Angelos Sofocleous

July 3, 2017 0

Can the Theory of Mind help us foster more empathy and drive us out of our bubbles? How can we achieve a world governed by facts in an era of polarisation?