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Another dream has come true for singing sensation Susan Boyle, with the Britain’s Got Talent star receiving an honorary doctorate from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. Boyle was recognised for her “contribution to the creative industries”, reported Scotland’s Daily Record. ...

Librarians at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich have found an ancient copy of the 500-year-old map that christened the New World as “America”. According to the university, the map, a variation on the one created in 1507 by German cartographer ...

Pilotless aircraft may be feared in war zones but they also have the potential to save lives at sea and boost biosecurity. Unmanned aircraft have been deployed by the US military in combat zones for many years. Now the pilotless ...

A Sydney student who competed in a Mandarin competition in China believes the best way to know a country is to learn its language. Competing in the finals of an international language contest, University of NSW law student Andrew Blackie ...

An Australian astronomer who detects asteroids heading our way has lost his project funding.  World-renowned astronomer Rob McNaught, who has discovered more than 400 comets and asteroids, may have to desert his watch over Southern Hemisphere skies. McNaught, the only ...

There is growing evidence that the Great Barrier Reef is more resilient than previously thought The spotlight has been focused recently on one of Australia’s greatest natural treasures, the Great Barrier Reef, with UNESCO considering whether to place it on ...

Deakin University is exploring the internet’s power to deliver learning in new ways Students today are the connected generation; they routinely use mobile devices to socialise, to access information and to actively engage with content anywhere, anytime. Through the internet, ...

Institutions need to rethink how academics’ time is best spent At a conference recently, I was reminded of the close co-operative arrangement that underlies tertiary institutions. The academic and professional areas are the yin and yang; when they are in ...

Ai Group’s Innes Willox says taxpayer-funded VET courses cater more for student whims than industry needs Many groups have voiced concerns about the continuing VET controversies in Victoria, including educators, students and local communities, but national industry leaders have been ...

Pilotless aircraft may be feared in war zones but they also have the potential to save lives at sea and boost biosecurity.  Unmanned aircraft have been deployed by the US military in combat zones for many years. Now the pilotless ...