Year: 2012
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Smaller classes for University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide will provide smaller classes over the next decade according to vice-chancellor Warren Bebbington. The new 10-year…
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Brisbane biotech company booming in US
The partnership between a Brisbane biotechnology company formed by The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and a…
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Melbourne uni accused of axing indigenous job targets
The University of Melbourne has come under fire from the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) for allegedly trying to axe…
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VET & TAFE
Tertiary pathways through partnerships
There is significant evidence to indicate that the effort and cost in negotiating and managing articulation arrangements is not matched…
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Cyber crime battle ‘needs more undergraduates’
A lack of undergraduate courses that cover online information security is jeopardising the effectiveness of the UK's Cyber Security Strategy,…
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In the News
Queensland rethinks TAFE closures, sales
The Queensland government has backed away from plans to close 38 of its 82 TAFE campuses under reforms to the…
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Virtual measure for online shopping
British researchers have developed a new web-based body scanning device that gives accurate measurements and could be a boon for…
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Hidden footprints revealed
Scottish scientists have developed a revolutionary technique that could help police recover invisible footprints left on fabric at crime scenes.…
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Hopes for older leukaemia patients
A new type of "smart drug" may improve the survival rate of elderly patients suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)…
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In the News
WA fears a brain drain
West Australian researchers say they are being treated unfairly under the national medical funding system, in which their share has…
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In the News
Wrap-around model suits more
To improve higher certificate completion rates it is sometimes important to offer help with some basic skills, such as language…
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Time running out to save TAFE
The federal government must withhold funding from those states that continue to destroy their vocational education and training. This was…
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MEME
The term meme, or more particularly internet meme, has become a buzzword to describe any concept or idea that spreads…
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VET & TAFE
Rich & poor, a training divide
One risk of dismantling public TAFEs is to increase the need for Australia to use the global mobile workforce. The…
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Public meets private challenge
Managing director of Challenger Institute of Technology Liz Harris believes her award-winning public institute will succeed in a more contestable…
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Some promise after year of change
There was debate over national standards and teacher numbers this year but thankfully attention moved to better outcomes for students.…
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Research hit by end of Future Fellowships
Universities and researchers have been dealt another blow as a funding scheme designed to inject "new blood" into the sector…
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Internet helps refugee students
The success of the Open Universities Australia scheme has been shown by four graduates who live on the troubled Thai-Burma…
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UNSW China strategy head
The former CEO of the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Laurie Pearcey, has taken up the inaugural role of director…
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Leading economist for ANU
The Australian National University has appointed leading financial and economic expert Professor Jennifer Corbett as pro vice-chancellor (research and research…
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Flinders environment chair
Professor Craig Simmons, director of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training at Flinders University has been appointed to…
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UQ e-research post
Professor David Abramson has been appointed director of the University of Queensland's new research computing centre. Abramson has held a…
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Inaugural professors of design
RMIT University has appointed two scholars from The Netherlands and England as its first professors of design. Professor Gerda Gemser…
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Weller heads to ACU
Dr Stephen Weller is joining the Australian Catholic University as chief operating officer and deputy vice-chancellor (administration). Weller joins ACU…
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Educationalists upset at poor funding
The latest ARC outcomes have caused two board presidents representing Australia's education professionals to raise serious concerns with the Tertiary…
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