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Monash nursing workforce survey paints bleak picture
The nursing workforce is facing a staff turnover crisis with 15 per cent of nurses saying they will leave the…
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Research into growth of teaching nursing homes
Just as a round of government funding gets underway, new research looks at the growth of teaching nursing homes in…
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Embedding ethics in practice
While nurses and healthcare professionals frequently top the list of the most trusted professions, it is critical for universities to…
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Inquiry call to help house students
A NSW parliamentary inquiry has backed calls for transport concessions for all international students, noting that this will help them…
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American privates on parade
We have dominated the Asia-Pacific campus playground but there’s a bigger kid ready to move in Back in the 1990s…
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The NZ push for results continues
The re-election of the Nationals in New Zealand means some in the education system will have to get used to…
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Humanities miss out in CRC grants
The hard sciences have once again been the big beneficiaries from the latest round of new funding for Australian Co-operative…
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OER university gains momentum
The Open Education Resources Tertiary Education Network (OERTen) is an international innovation partnership of like-minded institutions, collaborating on the implementation…
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‘Txting’ is bad for literacy levels, sez who?
Evidence suggesting texting is damaging to children’s literacy levels is inconclusive say education students Daniel Milne and Niki Preston. The…
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Racism continues on campuses
Despite unambiguous university policies to the contrary, indigenous academic and professional staff continue to experience direct discrimination and racist attitudes. In…
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National Charter for TAFE a ‘must’
TAFE Directors Australia wants the federal government’s vocational education and training funding reform to be backed by a national charter…
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Torrens registers university title
Plans are on track for the establishment of Australia’s first private university since 1989 with the granting of permission by…
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International education tells its story
The industry can no longer be criticised for failing to convey its value and relevance. From the Colombo Plan to…
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Job losses loom at more unis
The University of Sydney is not the only institution announcing redundancies and budget cuts. Victoria University, La Trobe, Macquarie and…
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MP attacks UNSW over Barach dismissal
The following is the statement by Dr John Kaye MP to the Parliament of NSW: In June 2009 University…
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Communities of practice growing
A learning and teaching leadership project is a step closer to giving the higher education sector the resources it needs…
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TAFE central says Evans
Some new and important voices are questioning Victoria’s experiments with VET market reform and their impacts on TAFE institutes. The new…
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Friendly guide to the acronym (FGA)
A newcomer joined the list this month by giving an old favourite a final push. The ALTC, the Australian Learning…
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Technology spending set to rise
Increasingly tight budgets mean that spending on technology will be constrained in the education sector over the next 12 months…
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Charities law change affects unis
Wide-scale legislative reform regarding regulation of the not-for-profit sector will have significant implications for higher education entities. Public universities in…
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A book to make a difference
Making a Difference is a collaborative industry initiative mooted more than five years ago and produced with support from all…
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Call for policy change on low-SES students
The ways in which students from low socio-economic status are thought, and talked, about in Australian higher education bear examination.…
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Union anger at job cuts method
Union reps are gearing up for a fight against the University of Sydney’s planned job cuts, with 340 positions to…
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Gong to Gujarat: Illawarra invests in India
The Illawarra region of NSW will soon be at the forefront of Australian education in India, with plans to start…
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