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Research hit by end of Future Fellowships

Universities and researchers have been dealt another blow as a funding scheme designed to inject "new blood" into the sector faces its final round. With no funding commitments being made to guarantee its future, other fellowships tied to the scheme ...

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Internet helps refugee students

The success of the Open Universities Australia scheme has been shown by four graduates who live on the troubled Thai-Burma border. Mexican-American comedian Louis C. K. writes and performs skits about "white people problems" where he parodies the ways in ...

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UNSW China strategy head

The former CEO of the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Laurie Pearcey, has taken up the inaugural role of director of China strategy and development at the University of NSW. Pearcey will hold a joint position as director of the ...

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Leading economist for ANU

The Australian National University has appointed leading financial and economic expert Professor Jennifer Corbett as pro vice-chancellor (research and research training). Acting vice-chancellor Professor Margaret Harding said Corbett's expertise has been sought by some of the world's foremost economic institutions, ...

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Flinders environment chair

Professor Craig Simmons, director of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training at Flinders University has been appointed to the university's inaugural Schultz Chair in the Environment. The position, the first endowed chair at Flinders, was made possible through ...

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UQ e-research post

Professor David Abramson has been appointed director of the University of Queensland's new research computing centre. Abramson has held a number of leadership roles in education and research over the past 30 years, having been a program leader at CSIRO; ...

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Inaugural professors of design

RMIT University has appointed two scholars from The Netherlands and England as its first professors of design. Professor Gerda Gemser (above) from Delft University is professor of design, business, and Professor Sarah Pink from Loughborough University is professor of design, ...

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Weller heads to ACU

Dr Stephen Weller is joining the Australian Catholic University as chief operating officer and deputy vice-chancellor (administration). Weller joins ACU from James Cook University where he is deputy vice-chancellor (university services) and head of the Cairns campus. He has been ...

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Educationalists upset at poor funding

The latest ARC outcomes have caused two board presidents representing Australia's education professionals to raise serious concerns with the Tertiary Education Minister, Senator Chris Evans. "Education received only 15 ARC Discovery Grants ... [from a] total of 732 successful grants," ...

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They said it

Australia is at the forefront in many high-tech areas and India seeks some of that technology. There are major opportunities for growth in the trade and business relationship between Australia and India, the chairman of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata, ...

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