Academic
Studying at university is a time when many of us hone our academic skills. Curieux is committed to encouraging academic growth and experimentation. Here, you’ll find past assignments and other academic work submitted by students.
Filtered Social Media Beauty Harmful to Young Teens
In the past, Elvira Husic says she didn’t care about her outward appearance. She didn’t think about beauty standards or spend much time on social media. But that recently changed…
Do I have COVID-19 or is it just hay fever? Identifying the symptoms and knowing the difference
As the Australian climate begins to heat up, we see a spike in cases of hay fever. It is important for Australians to make themselves aware of how to identify and manage symptoms
Beginning the conversation about adolescent sexual health in Australia: where should it start?
Given all the advances in healthcare accessibility in Australia, why should the sexual health of adolescents still be seen as a taboo topic?
Adolescents’ sexual health in India – underlying gaps of female genital mutilation
India utilises the Beveridge healthcare model, where care for all individuals is provided and financed by the government through tax payments.
Have you been tested?
Each year, there are an estimated 376 million new infections of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide.
SOARING SEXUAL VIOLENCE ACCOMPANIED BY DECLINING HEALTH CARE: BRAZIL MUST TAKE ACTION
The absolutely tragic hand of fate dealt to Luana Costa was unfortunately not a shocking headline in Brazil. Luana Costa, an eleven-year-old girl, met her death only days after giving birth.
Adolescence is a near-universal part of human development that has far reaching determinants on one’s health: Why is the experience so different depending on where you live?
Imagine waking up as young woman to your first experience with your menstrual cycle and not knowing what was happening to your body, worse still, that your first thought was that of disease.
Inequalities Faced by Australians Over 65 Who Live with Dementia
Inequalities placed on people with dementia are quite evident within Australia. Dementia impairs the normality of the brain to function and can affect memory, speech, mobility, and behaviour.
An Evaluation of Australia’s Health Care Systems Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Australia has a world-class health care system that functioned well through the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, supported by lockdown measures.
Zeros and Crosses: A Game of COVID-19 Public Health Policy in Europe.
I was talking to a colleague recently when she suggested that the success of North Korea’s COVID-19 management was due to a policy ordering anyone who tested positive to be shot.
COVID-19 Lessons from the Republic of Korea for Sweden: Taking Initiative in Humility and Caution
The ever-evolving nature of the COVID-19 situation has seen nations around the world grapple with finding the “correct” plan of attack, inevitably giving way to strategy missteps and miscalculations.
Costly Gambles and Effective Execution: Pandemic Lessons from Sweden and Singapore.
When considering the different responses to the coronavirus pandemic around the world, it is hard to ignore the unconventional position adopted by Sweden.
Do COVID-19 Lockdowns Reduce Healthcare Equity in Robust Systems?
Considered two of the most successful healthcare systems globally, albeit, for different reasons, Sweden and Singapore have chosen dramatically different approaches when it comes to the COVID-19 response.
Science Comes Up Trumps: The USA, COVID & What Went Wrong
When we think of risk factors relating to the Covid-19 pandemic we may think of age or underlying health conditions, but for Americans, the biggest risk factor was President Trump.
Covid-19 Pandemic: Singapore’s Recipe to Success
The first known infection from SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) was discovered in Wuhan, China. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic.