Monthly Archives: September 2015
Go8 denies research proposal would be cash grab
The Go8 has lashed back against accusations that its research funding proposal is unfair and self-centred. The group of large Australian universities is urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to fix the country's research system by limiting which projects gain access to taxpayer funds ...
More »Shark culling out of touch with public sentiment: research
More than 80 per cent of residents in the Ballina region oppose lethal responses to shark bites, a new University of Sydney study has shown. Researchers conducted a representative study of 500 residents in the Ballina state electorate, which includes Lennox ...
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MOOCs making an impact: research
Those who sign up and complete MOOCs are getting a genuine return on their time and effort with new research indicating that almost three quarters report career benefits and nearly two thirds reporting educational benefits. An online survey of about ...
More »Julian Burnside to deliver lecture about good government
An esteemed human rights barrister will tonight deliver the University of Melbourne school of government’s 2015 Hamer Oration. Under the theme of What sort of country are we, Julian Burnside QC will critically examine Australia’s attitude towards human rights and ...
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Pursue teaching career, NSW education minister tells students
Despite tough new standards for undergraduate teaching degrees New South Wales HSC students are being encouraged to consider a career in teaching. Adrian Piccoli, New South Wales education minister wants high achieving HSC students to consider becoming a teacher. But ...
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Focus defence closer to home: policy expert
An Australian National University defence policy expert is calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to reconfigure national defence priorities closer to home. Dr John Blaxland, senior fellow at ANU’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, said what happens in the immediate ...
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