Monthly Archives: July 2015
Unis throw support behind Goodes
Five Australian universities, along with several university-based organisations and departments, have thrown their support behind embattled Sydney Swans player Adam Goodes, while calling for an end to racism in sport. At the time of press, about 150 organisations had co-signed a joint ...
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NTEU, Swinburne clash over potential pay cuts
The NTEU has accused Swinburne University of Technology management of threatening to cut staff wages by more than 6 per cent, as the stand-off over an enterprise bargaining agreement continues. On July 17, the Federal Court of Australia ruled in ...
More »Principals to visit Torres Strait Islands schools
School principals are getting ready to jet off to the remote Indigenous communities of the Torres Strait Islands. The annual Women Yarning Up trip is organised by Bond University in conjunction with the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia. “Indigenous education ...
More »UTS develops new master plan for local school
UTS architecture students will get hands-on experience developing a master plan for the campus redesign of a local high school. Postgraduate students and staff from UTS’s school of architecture have been appointed to guide the International Grammar School (IGS) through ...
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Private trainers, unis praise incoming TEQSA chief
The appointment of Anthony McClaran as the new chief executive of the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) has been hailed by private training providers as "great news for the higher education sector". Universities also welcomed the move and McClaran is ...
More »Carers for people with dementia admit to homicidal thoughts
An Australian study has found that having thoughts of homicide is a real phenomenon among family members who care for people with dementia. Twenty-one Australian carers took part in the study. Two participants reported actively contemplating killing the person they ...
More »New brain research centre promises fresh approach
NSW premier Mike Baird has said the launch of the University of Sydney’s new Brain and Mind Centre is an opportunity to help reduce patient dependence on crisis and hospital services through research-based community approaches. In its first five years, ...
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