Archive for July 16th, 2012
Swinburne campus closure hits staff, students
By Antonia Maiolo | 16th July, 2012 | News |
Victorian TAFE funding cuts have caused Swinburne University of Technology to shut its Lilydale campus. More than 1000 TAFE students will be affected by the closure, which will also result in 240 staff members losing their jobs. Courses in hospitality, More..
By Antonia Maiolo | 16th July, 2012 | News |
Victorian TAFE funding cuts have caused Swinburne University of Technology to shut its Lilydale campus. More than 1000 TAFE students will be affected by the closure, which will also result in 240 staff members losing their jobs. Courses in hospitality, More..
Questions asked over new university in Adelaide
By Malcolm King | 16th July, 2012 | News |
As the chilly winter winds blow across Adelaide, spare a thought though for Torrens University (Laureate Education Asia), which is still homeless. Amongst much fanfare, honorary chancellor Bill Clinton launched the new university last October by video link. Yet the More..
By Malcolm King | 16th July, 2012 | News |
As the chilly winter winds blow across Adelaide, spare a thought though for Torrens University (Laureate Education Asia), which is still homeless. Amongst much fanfare, honorary chancellor Bill Clinton launched the new university last October by video link. Yet the More..
US falls behind in science, maths graduates
By Elizabeth Gibney | 16th July, 2012 | International, News |
The United States is losing its cutting edge in innovation, an economic survey of the country has claimed. The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris says that fissures are appearing in the US economy, in More..
By Elizabeth Gibney | 16th July, 2012 | International, News |
The United States is losing its cutting edge in innovation, an economic survey of the country has claimed. The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris says that fissures are appearing in the US economy, in More..
A smile a day keeps the doctor away
By Antonia Maiolo | 16th July, 2012 | News, Research |
University of Queensland academics say that a cheeky grin can improve your level of happiness and those of the people around you – and improve people’s health and wellbeing. Professor Ottmar Lipp, a senior research fellow in psychology who studies More..
By Antonia Maiolo | 16th July, 2012 | News, Research |
University of Queensland academics say that a cheeky grin can improve your level of happiness and those of the people around you – and improve people’s health and wellbeing. Professor Ottmar Lipp, a senior research fellow in psychology who studies More..
Think big: turning ideas into business reality
By Antonia Maiolo | 16th July, 2012 | News, Research | The University of Adelaide is launching a program to help its students turn their innovative business ideas into reality. The ThincLab Online Commercialisation Accelerator is being developed by the university’s Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), and will be run More..
By Antonia Maiolo | 16th July, 2012 | News, Research | The University of Adelaide is launching a program to help its students turn their innovative business ideas into reality. The ThincLab Online Commercialisation Accelerator is being developed by the university’s Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), and will be run More..
By Richard Hill | 16th July, 2012 | Comment | The pro vice-chancellor for global reach and attrition prevention waits in the vice-chancellor’s office with the dean of job readiness, awaiting the VC’s return from a session with a Gestaltian therapist. PVC: Look; I think I got away with it More..