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Qld uni merger moves ahead

Central Queensland University and the Institute of TAFE are to join forces but the deal hangs on $74m in federal funding.   The state’s first dual sector institution will provide “a seamless learning environment for post-secondary students”, says CQU vice-chancellor ...

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Push to develop an ‘Asia capable’ workforce

Tertiary education and school leaders are being urged to strongly consider how to prepare Australian students for the economic rise of Asia and India. In what has been described as “preparation for the Asian century”, the Asialink Taskforce believes that ...

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Doctors face increasing aggression

A national study has shown that younger staff and foreign practitioners are vulnerable in the workplace Clinical medical practitioners are being exposed to alarming rates of aggression, new research from Monash University has revealed. The findings, recently published in the ...

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Warning on global ‘fake student’ business

Student impersonators are being paid tens of thousands of dollars to sit examinations for university applicants as academic fraud becomes big business, industry experts have warned an international conference. Dr Daniel Guhr, managing director of the Illuminate Consulting Group, said ...

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Genetic test predicts risk for autism

A new diagnostic test to predict babies’ and older children’s risk of developing autism has been developed by Melbourne researchers, providing a way for early detection and intervention. Researchers from Melbourne University identified genes that protect against autism spectrum disorder, ...

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Mad cow blood test a step closer

Researchers have discovered that a simple test could detect mad cow disease, and other brain illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. At the moment the only way to test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (abnormalities in brain tissue) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, ...

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Flat chat: US tests ‘talking’ cars

Nearly 3000 vehicles were deployed on the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan recently, to test how well cars, trucks and buses can “talk” to each other. The US Department of Transportation and the University of Michigan launched a $US25 million ...

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VET ‘crisis’ overblown, says watchdog

Claims of a “crisis” in the vocational education and training sector have been overstated by recent ABC news reports, says the Australian Skills Quality Authority. The reports said the national regulator had been slow to respond to allegations of rorting. ...

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Car share plan rolls out on campus

Not everyone can afford to run their own car and there is always a problem finding parking so a university’s plan to set up a car sharing scheme may well find a welcome market. UhaulCarShare is teaming up with Graceland ...

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Wired roaches to the rescue

Scientists have developed a device to remotely control cockroaches so that the insects can be sent into tight spaces for search and rescue missions. By attaching a little electronic “backpack” to the back of a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, researchers at ...

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