Those who live closer to a university are more likely to aspire to attending one, research has found. An Australian Catholic University study analysed data from 12,000 adolescents, surveyed in a federal government Longitudinal Study of Australian Youth, to explore the ...
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Wilkie backs academics’ push to release children from detention
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has thrown his full support behind academics’ push to get children out of immigration detention – urging the prime minister to heed their concerns. In written correspondence to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, provided to Campus Review, the ...
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Uni services provider Navitas reports $45.5m half-year profit
Publicly listed university services provider Navitas Group has today reported a $45.5 million net profit after tax for the first half of the 2016 financial year. This is 12 per cent jump on the previous corresponding half-year, when taking into account a ...
More »USYD closes alternative pathways for tougher math prerequisites
The University of Sydney is taking a hard line on its new mathematics prerequisites that come into force in 2019. If students want to study STEM-related courses – or business and economics – at the university, they will have to ...
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Wrong courses for horses: online training won’t always work
Discussion about whether practical equine skills can be taught online highlights emerging concerns about the limitations of ‘external modes’ of training. A revolution is occurring in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. A sudden increase is underway in the ...
More »It will take talent to navigate a turbulent 2016
It’s hard to predict just what’s next for the sector with so many shifting factors in play – but let’s try anyway. It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future, the Danish proverb runs. This is particularly true in ...
More »Transnational students may be out of sight but they must not be out of mind
Australia’s new quality indicators exclude transnational students, and that needs to be fixed. Australia has been at the leading edge of transnational education for more than 30 years, ever since the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education partnered with the ...
More »Australian Engineers Without Borders head to India for “amazing” Design Summit experience
Forty-five Australian engineering students are this week heading to India to participate in the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Design Summit. Campus Review spoke with Dr Benjamin Taylor, a traveling EWB Academic Mentor, and student Matthew Keleher, both from CQUniversity in ...
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