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Congratulations class of 2011, you've been given the opportunity to have real-life professors – future classes might not. Flickr/Pauls Creative Cakes

Lost professors: we won’t need academics in 60 years

The University of Melbourne was founded in 1885 with five professors teaching 15 students. In 1952, at the start of the post-war tertiary boom, there were around 3,000 Australian academics teaching 30…
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Trouble holding on to your memories? A bad night's kip might be to blame. planetchopstick/Flickr

To sleep, perchance to learn

So here it is, another morning. Another day of yawns. Another day of … oh … what was I saying? We all know that if you don’t get a good night’s sleep, you don’t function properly during the day. It could…

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Students encouraged to draw in science

Students who are allowed to draw to explain science terms are more likely to understand key concepts than those restricted…

Infants learn from labels

Infants hear words that shape their development long before they are able to speak, according a US university researcher…