Tiana Buckley is a lover of original, immersive, experimental and applied drama. We've all sat in a theatre watching a play; tense in our seats, funereally quiet, all terrified of observing an actor slip up and having to bear witness ...
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Australians, world’s best to mingle at maths research hub
Some of the greatest minds in the world of mathematics will soon regularly set foot on local shores to gather, discuss, propose and expound new ideas, thanks to a partnership between the University of Melbourne and Monash University. MATRIX is ...
More »USQ takes on climate volatility
Queensland’s climate is a double-edged sword. Whilst enabling the state to develop a thriving and prosperous agriculture industry, climate change and extreme weather have been known for throwing many regions into chaos. This is why drought preparedness has been and ...
More »UniMelb reveals 12 apostles of commercialising research
The University of Melbourne has today revealed a 12-name ledger of luminaries for its inaugural Enterprise Professors slate. This collective, which includes two former Victorian premiers among leaders of business and industry, is intended to strengthen the ties between UniMelb's ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 5: The Con’s urban Odyssey, pre-election childcare policies, medication for kids
This week on Talking Eds, I am joined by Campus Review and Education Review editor James Wells and Early Learning Review editor Loren Smith to chat about four interesting stories that made the news this week. Updating Shakespeare for the ...
More »Sydney Conservatorium hosts rap musical adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’
One of Australia’s oldest music schools will host a sold out performance of students and a slam poet rapping an adaptation of Homer’s 3000-year-old epic, The Odyssey. The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (The Con), part of the University of Sydney, is set to open ...
More »Australian housing costs make poor get poorer: study
A joint university study has reinforced the old adage that the 'rich get richer and the poor get poorer' by concluding that Australia’s housing affordability crisis is quickening spirals of disadvantage and advantage. Housing affordability and residential mobility as drivers of locational ...
More »Refugee advocates lobbying for student loan changes
One of the leaders behind a program mentoring high school students from refugee backgrounds is marking this year’s World Refugee Week by calling for those on temporary protection visas and asylum seekers to be eligible for federal government assistance to meet ...
More »Don’t let disgraceful minority impair quest for equity in private higher education
We are rooting out the unscrupulous operators but government must also do its bit for equitable higher education. As Labor announced its policy promising more apprenticeships through federally funded infrastructure projects, it’s important to remember that it was apprentices and ...
More »Bond bolsters law stocks with fresh trio
Three new academics have joined Bond University's Faculty of Law. A mixture of passion, dynamism and research opportunities attracted the trio to the Gold Coast campus. Professor Rachael Field is an expert on domestic and family violence and an advocate for ...
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