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Harvard rocked by cheating allegations

About 125 students at the prestigious Harvard University face a possible one-year suspension and revocation of diplomas following an investigation into the university’s largest academic misconduct scandal. The university website reported a large number of undergraduates “may have inappropriately collaborated ...

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Wired roaches to the rescue

Scientists have developed a device to remotely control cockroaches so that the insects can be sent into tight spaces for search and rescue missions. By attaching a little electronic “backpack” to the back of a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, researchers at ...

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Car share plan rolls out on campus

Not everyone can afford to run their own car and there is always a problem finding parking so a university’s plan to set up a car sharing scheme may well find a welcome market. UhaulCarShare is teaming up with Graceland ...

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Flat chat: US tests ‘talking’ cars

Nearly 3000 vehicles were deployed on the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan recently, to test how well cars, trucks and buses can “talk” to each other. The US Department of Transportation and the University of Michigan launched a $US25 million ...

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Turning a blind eye

A major breakthrough by Australian medical researchers offers a brighter future for the vision impaired. A bionic device has been successfully implanted into the eye of a Victorian woman who can now see flashes of light and shapes after being ...

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MBAs get with the times

The advanced business degree has been criticised in the past for being too theoretical but recent changes are pleasing the corporate world. For a long time master of business administration (MBA) courses have been criticised for turning out graduates who ...

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Attracting overseas students online

Australian institutions need to use a variety of inquiry methods to compete with other nations.   For the past year it has been possible to mark time by looking at headlines proclaiming the demise of the international student sector. It ...

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Is a diploma still valued?

Mid-level qualifications have suffered in the push for more bachelor graduates but there is still a strong demand. Associate degrees may be able to play an increasing role as a qualification that can provide strong links to work but also ...

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What would Leonardo study after Year 12?

The bright young Florentine might be tempted to do a product design engineering degree, followed by a digital media design course. Just over five centuries ago, a young man wrote a job application to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan. ...

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Market needs fundamentals in place

The BCA believes the Victorian reform was poorly planned and the recent budget cuts too savage. The objectives of the reform were fundamentally to increase participation in the system and to harness the forces of competition to drive a more ...

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