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Opinion: Young people are exposed to more hate online during COVID. And it risks their health
COVID has led to children spending more time on screens using social networks, communication apps, chat rooms and online gaming.

The Australian Council of Deans of Education elects new president
Dean of Education at Western Sydney University, Professor Michele Simons, has been elected as President of The Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) for the next two years.

UniBank and Western Sydney University launch pilot program to boost Australian uni students’ financial skills
More than 500 Western Sydney University students are part of a pilot program for a new free app designed to help Australian university students upskill in financial literacy.

Opinion: Gail Jones: Australian literature is chronically underfunded — here’s how to help it flourish
Literary culture carries profound social value. In general terms it is essential to employment, cultural literacy and understanding of community, as well as to Australia’s post-pandemic recovery.

Combining crops and native forests increases the diversity of pollinators
Research at Western Sydney University into flowering plant pollination has shown that native bees and exotic European honeybees can support plant pollination together, with different crops and plants attracting different varieties of insect pollinators.

Launch of the Australia India Water Centre celebrates collaborative approach to water security
Western Sydney University is proud to launch the new Australia India Water Centre, to be delivered by a consortium of universities and research institutions from Australia and India.
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