Day: May 28, 2012
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Work barriers block international students
The government, providers and companies need to create work experience opportunities for graduates or the multi-billion industry will suffer, new…
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Chair focused on innovation
Design researcher, practitioner and Australian Future Fellow, Professor Andy Dong has been appointed to the Warren Chair in Engineering Innovation…
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Astronomy star to lead research school
One of Australia’s foremost astronomers, Professor Matthew Colless, has today been announced as the new director of the Research School…
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New deputy vice-chancellor (R&D) at Swinburne
Professor George Collins has been appointed to the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development) at Swinburne University of Technology.…
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Leading British soil scientist joins UWA
A leading UK scientist who helped map the bacterial ecosystems of British soil in a world-first study will join the…
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Baldock to lead Macquarie science faculty
Current head of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney, Professor Clive Baldock will become the new Executive…
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National regulator prepares to pounce
While controversies rage in Victoria about shonky providers, ASQA is closing in wherever it can. By John Mitchell. Just a…
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Practical help for the disadvantaged
To help students from low socio-economic backgrounds do their best universities need to engage with them and their teachers rather…
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Sorry to interrupt, but…
Now that we have removed caps on student numbers all sorts of unruly types are turning up on campus. By…
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Victorian TAFE workers protest cuts
TAFE staff across Victoria are staging a rolling series of protests against the Victorian government’s plan to slash nearly $300…
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The job of upholding standards
Associate deans and other faculty leaders are important in the disciplined approach to implementing and assessing academic programs. By Jonathan…
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Networking supports legal education
The new Law Associate Deans Network is moving to adapt the curriculum and teaching to meet modern needs. By Kate…
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Nurse hits the road to promote careers
Trailblazer Nick Ralph has designed a high-tech mobile learning unit to attract people to work in the health sector. By…
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The Blog Rankings: Research crosses language barriers
Originally conceived by Macquarie University applied linguistics professor Ingrid Piller as a way for her PhD students to form a…
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Coalition and Greens support TAFEs
Opposition is increasing in Federal Parliament to the government’s reforms to vocational education and training. Louis White reports. The Coalition…
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Maths and science subsidies face the axe
Maths and science university subjects could soon lose Commonwealth subsidies as a result of the federal government’s attempts to save…
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National charter to set TAFE direction
TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) has taken a bold step by launching a national charter for TAFEs as the basis for…
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Science healthy but vulnerable, says Chubb
The agricultural sciences, physics, mathematics and chemistry have been identified as “vulnerable” by Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb. Launching…
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