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Monk blamed for student woes

A group of medical students from the University of Science, Malaysia has allegedly been brainwashed into abandoning their studies by a Buddhist monk. Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia lay adviser Chong Hung Wang said the student Buddhist association from the ...

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Waving their magic wand

After 10 years of research, securing a patent for their portable radiation detector is a great triumph for three Wollongong researchers. In 2002, Professor Anatoly Rozenfeld and Dr Michael Lerch, both from the University of Wollongong's Centre for Medical Radiation ...

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Joint ventures offer way forward

Is the Monash-Warwick alliance a new model for internationalisation? You have to hand it to the futurists. The 15-hour working week may not have come to pass, and I’m still waiting for my personal jet-pack, but the globalisation of information? ...

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Urban design to help elderly

A new guide developed to help Australians consider more elderly friendly community design has been released by Queensland University of Technology. Aimed at helping older people remain engaged and mobile within their communities, the Community Liveability Guide was developed to ...

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Hats off to caps off

Many more disadvantaged students in Queensland are getting a chance at higher education thanks to restrictions being removed It is true that the uncapping of student places has generated more choice in course options, including a growth in areas with ...

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SKEUOMORPH

When I referred to the trash or recycle bin on our desktops in a Strictly Speaking last month (18/9), I didn't know that this is what's known as a skeuomorph (from the Greek skeuos "vessel, implement" + morphe "form"). The ...

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Researchers feel chill winds

Universities fear any funding freeze will cost up to 1700 jobs and send valuable projects overseas Recent reports suggesting the federal government may be about to freeze grants on research are a cause for grave concern, says Professor Jill Trewhella ...

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Student suspended over ‘bought’ essays

Deakin University has suspended at least one overseas student believed to be among a large group of students using online services to buy essays. More than 100 students were implicated in academic misconduct at the Victorian university earlier this year. ...

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Retail sector pays the price

An award-winning training group fears employers will soon not be able to afford to train many staff. Over the past 12 months the national media revealed that "VET reform" opened the door to shonky providers. However, a story that has ...

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Take care in teaching teachers

The signature pedagogies of teacher education are changing but they should not be allowed to be overly affected by political or social forces. While criticism of teachers seems to have waned somewhat, the focus of discontent has shifted to teacher ...

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