Archive for September 24th, 2012
Qld uni merger moves ahead
By Antonia Maiolo | 24th September, 2012 | News |
Central Queensland University and the Institute of TAFE are to join forces but the deal hangs on $74m in federal funding. The state’s first dual sector institution will provide “a seamless learning environment for post-secondary students”, says CQU vice-chancellor More..
By Antonia Maiolo | 24th September, 2012 | News |
Central Queensland University and the Institute of TAFE are to join forces but the deal hangs on $74m in federal funding. The state’s first dual sector institution will provide “a seamless learning environment for post-secondary students”, says CQU vice-chancellor More..
Push to develop an ‘Asia capable’ workforce
By Campus Review | 24th September, 2012 | News |
Tertiary education and school leaders are being urged to strongly consider how to prepare Australian students for the economic rise of Asia and India. In what has been described as “preparation for the Asian century”, the Asialink Taskforce believes that More..
By Campus Review | 24th September, 2012 | News |
Tertiary education and school leaders are being urged to strongly consider how to prepare Australian students for the economic rise of Asia and India. In what has been described as “preparation for the Asian century”, the Asialink Taskforce believes that More..
Doctors face increasing aggression
By Amie Larter | 24th September, 2012 | News |
A national study has shown that younger staff and foreign practitioners are vulnerable in the workplace Clinical medical practitioners are being exposed to alarming rates of aggression, new research from Monash University has revealed. The findings, recently published in the More..
By Amie Larter | 24th September, 2012 | News |
A national study has shown that younger staff and foreign practitioners are vulnerable in the workplace Clinical medical practitioners are being exposed to alarming rates of aggression, new research from Monash University has revealed. The findings, recently published in the More..
Warning on global ‘fake student’ business
By Campus Review | 24th September, 2012 | News |
Student impersonators are being paid tens of thousands of dollars to sit examinations for university applicants as academic fraud becomes big business, industry experts have warned an international conference. Dr Daniel Guhr, managing director of the Illuminate Consulting Group, said More..
By Campus Review | 24th September, 2012 | News |
Student impersonators are being paid tens of thousands of dollars to sit examinations for university applicants as academic fraud becomes big business, industry experts have warned an international conference. Dr Daniel Guhr, managing director of the Illuminate Consulting Group, said More..
Genetic test predicts risk for autism
By Campus Review | 24th September, 2012 | Health, Research | A new diagnostic test to predict babies’ and older children’s risk of developing autism has been developed by Melbourne researchers, providing a way for early detection and intervention. Researchers from Melbourne University identified genes that protect against autism spectrum disorder, More..
By Campus Review | 24th September, 2012 | Health, Research | A new diagnostic test to predict babies’ and older children’s risk of developing autism has been developed by Melbourne researchers, providing a way for early detection and intervention. Researchers from Melbourne University identified genes that protect against autism spectrum disorder, More..
By Campus Review | 24th September, 2012 | Comment, Research | Researchers have discovered that a simple test could detect mad cow disease, and other brain illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. At the moment the only way to test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (abnormalities in brain tissue) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, More..