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Why do people intentionally injure themselves?

  • Written by: Joanne Dickson, Associate Professor of Psychology, Edith Cowan University
Why do people intentionally injure themselves?Those close to people who self-injure desperately want to know why they do it. from www.shutterstock.com

For the family and friends of people who self-injure, as well as the doctors and services that try to support them, a key question is often: why do they do it?

Non-suicidal self-injury refers to acts of self-harm where there is no intent to end...

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The Conversation articles engage readers and have practical uses in the real world

  • Written by: Sarah Keenihan, Section Editor: Science + Technology, The Conversation
The Conversation articles engage readers and have practical uses in the real worldBreaking out of the ivory tower can be hard to do. gluemoon/flickr, CC BY-NC

The Conversation has a monthly readership on site of 8 million, and reaches more than 35 million people every month through our republication model. But do all those reads actually make a difference?


Read more: Pilot study on why academics should engage with...

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the sun sets on British imperial credibility

  • Written by: Michael Wesley, Professor and Director of School of International Political and Strategic Studies, Australian National University
the sun sets on British imperial credibilityToday the Commonwealth exists as an organisation in search of a rationale.Reuters

This piece is republished with permission from Commonwealth Now, the 59th edition of Griffith Review. Articles are a little longer than most published on The Conversation, presenting an in-depth analysis on the relevance of the Commonwealth of Nations in today’s...

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Smart electricity meters are here, but more is needed to make them useful to customers

  • Written by: Sangeetha Chandrashekeran, Lecturer in Geography and Deputy Director Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne

Across most of Australia, the electricity industry is in the midst of a major rollout of so-called “smart meters” led by retailers – your household may very well have one already.

With the exception of Western Australia and the Northern Territory (and Victoria which has them already), all new and replacement meters will now be...

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