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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 Strategic Plan: Beacon of Enlightenment outlines the University's plan to "commit to transformation rather than growth" said Bebbington. He said ...

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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 publicly traded pharmaceutical company based on the east coast of the United States is expanding. Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. was established ...

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Tertiary pathways through partnerships

There is significant evidence to indicate that the effort and cost in negotiating and managing articulation arrangements is not matched by the numbers of students making the transition from VET to university. With the commencement in July this year of ...

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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, according to a leading expert. In a written statement on 3 December, Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office, praises ...

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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 revamp the state's vocational education and training sector. But it still wants to sell 13 sites and will transfer 12 ...

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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 online clothes shoppers. The new technology, known as Body Shape Recognition for Online Fashion, builds up a detailed image of ...

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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. Last year researchers at the University of Abertay in Dundee made headlines when they recovered invisible fingerprints from fabrics. Now ...

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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) Results from a major trial led by Cardiff University have revealed that AML patients given the new drug in addition ...

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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 dropped markedly in the past decade. Despite being Australia's richest state in natural resources, Western Australia is certainly not at ...

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