Archive for August 6th, 2012
Teaching the appy generation
By Leon Stirling | 6th August, 2012 | Comment |
Information and communication technology in schools must move beyond covering literacy and skills. Over the past few months attention has increased on mathematics and science in Australian schools. Unfortunately information and communication technology (ICT) has been overlooked, not only in More..
By Leon Stirling | 6th August, 2012 | Comment |
Information and communication technology in schools must move beyond covering literacy and skills. Over the past few months attention has increased on mathematics and science in Australian schools. Unfortunately information and communication technology (ICT) has been overlooked, not only in More..
Women pay higher price for reforms
By John MItchell | 6th August, 2012 | Comment | A training director fears that the student voucher system may result in more funding going to traditional male dominated areas. Career options for young people are being reduced by Victoria’s vocational education and training policies, and the full, negative impacts More..
By John MItchell | 6th August, 2012 | Comment | A training director fears that the student voucher system may result in more funding going to traditional male dominated areas. Career options for young people are being reduced by Victoria’s vocational education and training policies, and the full, negative impacts More..
Challenges in educating future accountants
By James Guthrie And Elaine Evans | 6th August, 2012 | Comment | Which body is responsible for setting learning standards? The Australian education sector is rapidly changing across many disciplines. Accounting, like sciences and IT, is fast becoming a globalised profession, and gaining an accounting qualification is becoming more complex, with more More..
By James Guthrie And Elaine Evans | 6th August, 2012 | Comment | Which body is responsible for setting learning standards? The Australian education sector is rapidly changing across many disciplines. Accounting, like sciences and IT, is fast becoming a globalised profession, and gaining an accounting qualification is becoming more complex, with more More..
TAFEs & unis reel from funding cuts
By Louis White | 6th August, 2012 | News, VET |
The farming sector is wondering how it will find trained workers as Victorian private and public providers adapt to recent reforms. TAFEs, universities, private training providers and industry associations are preparing themselves for further funding cuts from the Victorian government. More..
By Louis White | 6th August, 2012 | News, VET |
The farming sector is wondering how it will find trained workers as Victorian private and public providers adapt to recent reforms. TAFEs, universities, private training providers and industry associations are preparing themselves for further funding cuts from the Victorian government. More..
SPIN doctor
By John Cadogan | 6th August, 2012 | Features, Research |
Spintronics is one of the newest branches of science – a multi-disciplinary field combining materials science, engineering and microscopy – offering “spectacular” potential for computer processors and data storage. The ideas discussed during the Worldwide Universities Network Spintronics Consortium could More..
By John Cadogan | 6th August, 2012 | Features, Research |
Spintronics is one of the newest branches of science – a multi-disciplinary field combining materials science, engineering and microscopy – offering “spectacular” potential for computer processors and data storage. The ideas discussed during the Worldwide Universities Network Spintronics Consortium could More..
Solomon Islands to open first university
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | International, News, Teaching | The Solomon Islands Government has announced plans to open a university within 12 months. A bill to turn the Solomon Islands College of High Education into a national university will be discussed in the next parliamentary sitting. Prime Minister Gordon More..
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | International, News, Teaching | The Solomon Islands Government has announced plans to open a university within 12 months. A bill to turn the Solomon Islands College of High Education into a national university will be discussed in the next parliamentary sitting. Prime Minister Gordon More..
Edinburgh’s free course is out of this world
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | International, News, Teaching | The latest course to be offered by the University of Edinburgh is a little out of this world Charles Cockell, a professor of astrobiology, is set to teach a free online course called Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life More..
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | International, News, Teaching | The latest course to be offered by the University of Edinburgh is a little out of this world Charles Cockell, a professor of astrobiology, is set to teach a free online course called Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life More..
Vatican strips Peru University of title
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | International, News | The Vatican has stripped one of Latin America’s top universities of the right to call itself Catholic or Pontifical, saying it has damaged the interests of the church. The University in the Peruvian capital, Lima, has been locked in a More..
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | International, News | The Vatican has stripped one of Latin America’s top universities of the right to call itself Catholic or Pontifical, saying it has damaged the interests of the church. The University in the Peruvian capital, Lima, has been locked in a More..
Supersize takes on the skinny brigade
By Antonia Maiolo | 6th August, 2012 | News, Research |
Research coming from the nation that introduced fast food to the world, saying it’s better to be fat than thin, has reignited the weight war. Antonia Maiolo reports An Australian scientist has criticised as “confusing” a US study that found More..
By Antonia Maiolo | 6th August, 2012 | News, Research |
Research coming from the nation that introduced fast food to the world, saying it’s better to be fat than thin, has reignited the weight war. Antonia Maiolo reports An Australian scientist has criticised as “confusing” a US study that found More..
Soft landing for backyard favourite
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | News, Research | Trampolines with no springs or hard edges are much safer for children, a team of researchers has found Non-traditional soft-edge trampoline design can reduce injuries by 30 to 80 per cent, according to a new study led by play equipment More..
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | News, Research | Trampolines with no springs or hard edges are much safer for children, a team of researchers has found Non-traditional soft-edge trampoline design can reduce injuries by 30 to 80 per cent, according to a new study led by play equipment More..
Big breasts linked to cancer risk
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | News | Women with large breasts have a higher incidence of breast cancer than those with average-sized breasts, according to a West Australian study. The latest research shows women with large breasts may be more likely to suffer breast cancer because there More..
By Campus Review | 6th August, 2012 | News | Women with large breasts have a higher incidence of breast cancer than those with average-sized breasts, according to a West Australian study. The latest research shows women with large breasts may be more likely to suffer breast cancer because there More..
