Monthly Archives: December 2015
ANU tops research excellence rankings
The Australian National University has topped the Excellence in Research Australia rankings, amid a strong showing nationwide. The ERA results, compiled by the Australian Research Council and released today, showed 95 per cent of ANU's broad-field research was rated above ...
More »Discounts for uni students scrapped
Life's about to get more expensive for university students after savings measures cleared parliament. The measures save $1.1 billion by replacing student scholarships with loans and scrapping a 10-per-cent discount on HECS-HELP up-front payments. The laws were the last to ...
More »Navitas English staff strike
Teachers and administrators at Sydney Navitas English colleges have taken industrial action as part of a long-running pay dispute. The Independent Education Union and Navitas have been in negotiation since February. The college has offered staff a 2 per cent ...
More »Bridge the gap between town and gown
Good campus design speaks to the place and culture in which an institution sits, a leading architect has said. Robert McGauran, founding director of MGS Architects, said universities need to include the broader community in design plans in order to understand how ...
More »Teacher testing results ‘concerning’: Birmingham
Fresh data indicating that 1 in 10 teaching students are failing pre-service literacy and numeracy testing has sparked calls for a tightening of university course entry standards. The new tests, being piloted with the view to national implementation as a ...
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Australia needs to expand R&D incentives: report
Australia needs a consistent innovation incentive for business to invest in research and development, a report has argued. Australia relies on the R&D Tax Incentive to encourage businesses to invest in research and development. Businesses that put $20,000 into R&D ...
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Unis don’t collaborate effectively, expert says
Universities don’t lack innovation, they just don’t share knowledge with one another effectively, the leader of a US network of universities has said. As a consequence, universities frequently double up on research, Bridget Burns said. Burns is executive director of the ...
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