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Monthly Archives: November 2012

Chinese currency accepted for fees

Western Union Business Solutions has entered into a partnership with ChinaPay to enable universities and higher education institutions around the world, including Australia, to accept international tuition and student fees in the Chinese Renminbi. Together ChinaPay, the online payments subsidiary ...

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Cap removal hits UWS economics courses

The University of Western Sydney has backed away from plans to dump all economics study, promising that an introductory course to economics as well as the honours program will remain. But critics say the first-year economics course consisting of eight ...

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Signs of ageing linked to heart risk

Receding hairlines, earlobe creases, puffy eyes – all these signs of physical aging are also associated with risk of heart attack, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that the presence of visible signs of ...

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You want space junk with that?

A hamburger is the latest object to be launched into outer space by a group of bored Harvard students. The five Harvard students sent the burger more than 30 kilometres into the atmosphere after attaching it to a 600-gram weather ...

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Value of degree has fallen

A study by the University of Warwick has found the higher salary that graduates traditionally earn by having a university degree has significantly fallen during the past decade. The findings revealed graduate transitions into the labour market have been affected ...

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Study proves a pain in the maths

Fear of maths can be so bad that it can cause some people physical pain. Researchers from the University of Chicago have found that anxiety about the subject can activate regions of the brain linked with the experience of physical ...

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Strong support for Asian Century

Universities have welcomed the government’s new international focus but have called for more funds to implement the bold plans. The federal government’s Australia in the Asian Century white paper sets out ambitious targets for the nation to embrace our neighbours ...

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The puff of life

Monash researchers are close to perfecting an inhaler that will save the lives of new mothers. Every year up to 150,000 women in developing countries die during childbirth from postpartum haemorrhage but a new maternity drug that could be delivered ...

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Greener campuses can save money

Universities teach and carry out research into energy efficiency but it is time to put the theory to work. Universities are major energy users and emitters of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. As centres of learning and research, ...

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THE LAST HUMMER

The vehicle that looks like a railway carriage on wheels charging down the highway is a reminder of the rapid evolution of vehicle design priorities. The last Hummer rolled off the production line in 2010, its fate sealed by being ...

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