A new international paper shows how global indicators for climate communication and education (CCE) can support stronger climate policies and more effective action. Through extensive collaboration, researchers developed 15 global indicators that translate complex climate education data into actionable insights. These indicators help governments and organizations track progress, identify gaps, and strengthen climate responses worldwide.

An Indigenous-led study of Perth primary schools has found that educators often rely on symbolic gestures rather than meaningful action to support Aboriginal children at school, prompting calls for Noongar storytelling, ceremony and language to be embedded in the curriculum and mandatory training for non-Aboriginal teachers.

A new case report in ECNU Review of Education describes how Chongqing No. 8 Secondary School, a high-performing public secondary school in China, pursued educational transformation from within an already successful system. Rather than replacing established structures, the school began with a small pilot program built around personalised learning, student agency, and real-world problem-finding and problem-solving. The study suggests that sustainable school change depends on protected experimentation, structural alignment, and leadership that safeguards reform during its early stages.

Systematic review applies Activity Theory to map how generative AI tools shape second language writing development

A recent study finds that literature review skills are a key predictor of academic writing quality among postgraduate students. The ability to synthesize, evaluate, and organize existing research is closely linked to stronger argumentation, coherence and more effective scholarly writing.

Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May. Please credit the congress when using this research*

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May) shows that living with obesity across childhood is associated with lower future levels of education, employment and earnings. The study is by Dr Lise Bjerregaard, Dr Elisabeth Andersen and research group leader Dr Jennifer Lyn Baker of the Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Copenhagen University Hospital – Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.