Students who live on campus tend to have higher retention and graduation rates compared to their off-campus peers, according to an accommodation specialist. “There’s plenty of research that suggests that living on campus not only improves retention rates for first-year ...
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Being dynamic and energetic is paying off for one of Australia's youngest institutions. The University of Technology, Sydney recently took the top spot in Australia in the Times Higher Education Top 100 Under 50 rankings for 2015. UTS now sits ...
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The Wangaratta Regional Study Centre, a collaboration between Charles Sturt University and Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE (GOTAFE) to improve participation in education, will be officially opened tomorrow. Construction of the $7.2 million the centre was completed in late 2014 ...
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The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and the BHP Billiton Foundation have joined forces in launching a national program to recruit more girls into mathematics. Choose Maths, which was launched this week at The University of Melbourne, begins with a ...
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James Cook University scientists are leading a drug trial which is attempting to find a better treatment for kids with a life threatening form of epilepsy. JCU’s Dr Jeremy Furyk is coordinating the work, alongside researchers at the Townsville, Gold ...
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