Education

Newly-arrived pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) often make 'mixed' linguistic and academic progress during their first years in British schools, which need a proper framework to give them sustained support, a study…

A brief reading and writing exercise designed to alleviate worries about sense of belonging helped students at a midwestern broad-access public university with a high Hispanic population stay in school, raising continuous enrollment over…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Research published today (July 15) in the journal Science Advances shows that embedding a reading-and-writing exercise about social belonging into the first-year college curriculum increased the persistence and…

An international collaboration headed by the University of Tsukuba in Japan has shown that regular physical activity can enhance cognitive functions, especially in those who have the most room for improvementCredit: University of Tsukuba …

Study reveals potential long-term impact for scientists with children, especially women The COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate, negative impact on the careers of scientists with young children at home, a new survey finds.…

A Bocconi University and Harvard program also raised disadvantaged pupils' aspirations, wellbeing and socio-emotional skills, showing that the educational gap can be addressed even with limited resourcesCredit: Paolo Tonato Eliana…

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 14, 2020) - As a rapid influx of patients overwhelmed health systems during the coronavirus pandemic, palliative nurses played dual roles supporting patients, patient families, and colleagues.…

Stoke-on-Trent faces an increased threat of poverty and destitution due to the COVID-19 crisis, a new report reveals. The research has been carried out by Staffordshire University Business School for the Stoke-on-Trent Hardship…

Credit: Politecnico di Milano Milan, 14 July 2020 - "ENHANCE - European Universities of Technology Alliance" will receive funding from the European Commission to strategically develop its cooperation. The alliance, of which TU Berlin is…

Report about university research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) from the IUNE Observatory 2020Credit: IUNE Scientific publications by university lecturers have increased by almost 7% in the past year and there is…

Educators could use the COVID-19 outbreak to help middle-schoolers better understand the world, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. In the field of middle-grades education…

Scholars program will offer research opportunities and paid summer internships to undergrads The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Food Science has been awarded a five-year, $482,549 grant to fund an experiential learning…

Largest one-time award to support development, delivery of new generation of testing, technology LAWRENCE -- The Kansas State Department of Education and Achievement & Assessment Institute at the University of Kansas have announced a…

New research reveals US trade policies act as another road block for international students pursuing higher education in the countryCredit: UC San Diego Uncertainties around the trade war between the U.S. and China have hurt…

EU supports joint strategy for innovation in research and teaching with a total of five million eurosCredit: University of Göttingen/Jan Vetter The university network ENLIGHT is to become a European University. The EU will fund the…

Credit: Raymond Thompson Jr./West Virginia University Experts agree that a solid math foundation opens doors for future possibilities, yet improvement in math outcomes has proven an elusive target for states across the country. Innovation…

PHILADELPHIA (July 10, 2020) - As of May 2020, nursing home residents account for a staggering one-third of the more than 80,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the U.S. This pandemic has resulted in unprecedented threats--like reduced access…

Kelly Schrum, Associate Professor, Higher Education Program, Jessica M. Otis, Assistant Professor of History and the Director of Public Projects at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM), and Nate Sleeter, Research…

A six-year research partnership between the University and SES will be funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund's Industrial Partnership Block Grant programme. Esch-sur-Alzette, 9 July 2020 - The Luxembourg National Research Fund…

The science community should withdraw from involvement in international tests such as PISA because they have forced schools to adopt "narrow" curricula and pedagogies, a study says. Researchers examining the future of science lessons…