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Professor Erica Smith of the University of Ballarat has been presented with the Berwyn Clayton Award for Distinguished Service at the recent annual conference of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association. The biennial award recognises the distinguished service ...
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Definitive coastal study
A James Cook University academic Dr Eric Wolanski has launched what is believed to be the world’s most comprehensive work on estuarine and coastal science. The collection of 12 books, Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, has more than 350 authors from ...
More »Gold ‘foundation’ for new research
The University of Tasmania has secured $2.5 million from one of the world’s top gold producers as a foundation client of its new mineral research facility. Newcrest Mining Ltd and the university signed an agreement last week in which the ...
More »Director for UQ mining centre
Dr Saleem Ali has been appointed the director of the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM), at the University of Queensland (UQ). Named “Young Global Leader” at the World Economic Forum 2011, Ali is recognised for his research and ...
More »Student union measures deregulation
The second Education Quality Survey run by the National Union of Students will track the impact of deregulation on Australia’s undergraduates. The survey, which was run for the first time in 2010, is to be conducted biennially across all university ...
More »Call for more university teaching on ageing
With the greying population, universities are finding they need to adapt their nursing and medical courses. Whether you are a nursing, medical or paramedic student at the University of Tasmania, you can’t complete your studies without taking Perspectives on Ageing, ...
More »Choosing where the VET billions go
It was fortuitous that while COAG was meeting to sign off on a new tranche of reforms for the tertiary sector, the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association conference in Canberra was addressing issues around the value and voice ...
More »VET entitlement plan seems a gamble
The entry of “training entitlement” now agreed by COAG is the new wild card for Australia’s VET reform. The Commonwealth proceeded with its $1.75 billion proposal for entitlement, wrapped in the promise to extend income contingent loans. Yet it pushed ...
More »USQ to begin $52m expansion
The University of the Southern Queensland has signed off on a $52 million deal that will allow the construction of a multi-level multidisciplinary building as part of the university’s expansion plans. The purchase from Springfield Land Corporation means that USQ ...
More »What international students need from teachers
Course facts and figures from teachers are not enough for many foreign students, it’s that little bit of extra ‘life’ support that can really help, writes Arfa Noor. Friends and fellow students have often questioned my decision to start my ...
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