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Unis to share learning hub

Queensland engineering students are set to benefit from a learning center that employs advanced virtual reality technology. Engineering education in regional Queensland has been given a much needed boost with a partnership between the University of Southern Queensland and the University of ...

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Reaction over free tablets

UWS says giving new students an iPad is part of a long-term technology plan and not an enrolment gimmick. The University of Western Sydney is pushing ahead with its move to hand out iPads to new students this year saying ...

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Pay offer substandard: Sydney staff

The National Tertiary Education Union is planning industrial action against the University of Sydney following the failure to come to an agreement over enterprise bargaining negotiations. In a letter to members, Michael Thomson, president of the University of Sydney NTEU ...

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Females falling behind men?

The prime minister has expressed concern over data showing that women have fallen further behind men in the workplace, despite claims by a graduate employment group that the figures were misrepresented. A recent report from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency ...

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Smaller classes for University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide will provide smaller classes over the next decade according to vice-chancellor Warren Bebbington. The new 10-year Strategic Plan: Beacon of Enlightenment outlines the University's plan to "commit to transformation rather than growth" said Bebbington. He said ...

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Brisbane biotech company booming in US

The partnership between a Brisbane biotechnology company formed by The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and a publicly traded pharmaceutical company based on the east coast of the United States is expanding. Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. was established ...

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Tertiary pathways through partnerships

There is significant evidence to indicate that the effort and cost in negotiating and managing articulation arrangements is not matched by the numbers of students making the transition from VET to university. With the commencement in July this year of ...

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Cyber crime battle ‘needs more undergraduates’

A lack of undergraduate courses that cover online information security is jeopardising the effectiveness of the UK's Cyber Security Strategy, according to a leading expert. In a written statement on 3 December, Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office, praises ...

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Queensland rethinks TAFE closures, sales

The Queensland government has backed away from plans to close 38 of its 82 TAFE campuses under reforms to the revamp the state's vocational education and training sector. But it still wants to sell 13 sites and will transfer 12 ...

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