High achieving school leavers will have to keep achieving before they can enter post-grad, university says. Students assured entry to postgraduate courses at the University of Western Australia because they have entered with a high year 12 score will still ...
More »UC customs school finds niche in Sri Lanka
Growing global demand for courses on border security has prompted the University of Canberra’s school of customs to set up shop in Colombo. If international students can’t or won’t travel to your university, take your university to them: that has ...
More »Bradley acting chief commissioner of TEQSA from today
TEQSA’s regulatory approach was developed after extensive and sometimes fraught consultation with the states and territories and the higher education sector. Professor Denise Bradley AC will act as chief commissioner of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) which ...
More »New centre brings disciplines together to tackle health problems
A nanomedicine research centre which was launched last week at the University of New South Wales will be run jointly by faculties of science, engineering and medicine. The new Australian Centre for Nanomedicine (ACN), was opened last week by Australia’s ...
More »VET research sees potential pathway troubles
The LH Martin Institute is turning its attention to private providers in an ongoing study of educational transitions. Mixed-sector private providers and universities face a slew of obstacles that could undermine VET to higher education pathways, according to new research ...
More »The folly of debating science sceptics
Australian scientists say stepping into a debate with a sceptic is a waste of time. They are looking for more effective ways to communicate.
More »University journalism no match for newsroom culture
As the phone-hacking scandal in the UK spreads beyond News Corporation’s media empire the extent of the departure from the fundamental journalistic code of honesty, fairness, independence and respect for others has yet to be measured. The breach of trust ...
More »Final awards recognise nation’s best educators
The Australian Learning and Teaching Council’s last ever awards have honoured 22 top teachers and 10 innovative student learning programs. The annual Australian Awards for University Teaching recognise both excellence in teaching and innovative programs that enrich the student experience. ...
More »“Yes, I am actually an academic”
The Mind the Gap blog attracts a mixed bag of readers – academics, K to 12 teachers, tech people – to go with its mixed contents. It’s easy to forget, if you’re the sort of person who spends all day ...
More »Neville Bonner award goes to UWA academic
A University of Western Australia indigenous studies’ assistant professor has received the Neville Bonner Award for indigenous education in the last round of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) teaching awards.
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