In Episode 6 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review discuss post-partum depression (PPD) in new dads, a new maths hub in Melbourne, tech skills in senior citizens and the 2016 federal election. ...
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Coalition’s $31.2m commitment to women’s STEM careers wins praise
The Coalition’s announcement on the eve of the federal election that it would commit $31.2 million to support women looking to choose and pursue STEM careers was greeted with unanimous optimism by tertiary groups and institutions, including Universities Australia. The election ...
More »Opinion: Nurture seniors’ tech skills for individuals and communities
Many fear our ageing population will place intergenerational stress on the economy. I see a more positive scenario, where a growing cohort of motivated senior citizens remain valued and productive members of society through their creative use of digital technologies. ...
More »Students’ Ursa Major brings experimental theatre to bear
Tiana Buckley is a lover of original, immersive, experimental and applied drama. We've all sat in a theatre watching a play; tense in our seats, funereally quiet, all terrified of observing an actor slip up and having to bear witness ...
More »Australians, world’s best to mingle at maths research hub
Some of the greatest minds in the world of mathematics will soon regularly set foot on local shores to gather, discuss, propose and expound new ideas, thanks to a partnership between the University of Melbourne and Monash University. MATRIX is ...
More »USQ takes on climate volatility
Queensland’s climate is a double-edged sword. Whilst enabling the state to develop a thriving and prosperous agriculture industry, climate change and extreme weather have been known for throwing many regions into chaos. This is why drought preparedness has been and ...
More »UniMelb reveals 12 apostles of commercialising research
The University of Melbourne has today revealed a 12-name ledger of luminaries for its inaugural Enterprise Professors slate. This collective, which includes two former Victorian premiers among leaders of business and industry, is intended to strengthen the ties between UniMelb's ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 5: The Con’s urban Odyssey, pre-election childcare policies, medication for kids
This week on Talking Eds, I am joined by Campus Review and Education Review editor James Wells and Early Learning Review editor Loren Smith to chat about four interesting stories that made the news this week. Updating Shakespeare for the ...
More »Sydney Conservatorium hosts rap musical adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’
One of Australia’s oldest music schools will host a sold out performance of students and a slam poet rapping an adaptation of Homer’s 3000-year-old epic, The Odyssey. The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (The Con), part of the University of Sydney, is set to open ...
More »Australian housing costs make poor get poorer: study
A joint university study has reinforced the old adage that the 'rich get richer and the poor get poorer' by concluding that Australia’s housing affordability crisis is quickening spirals of disadvantage and advantage. Housing affordability and residential mobility as drivers of locational ...
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