The University of New England is sharing lessons from its approach to online exams as institutions work to maintain schedules in a pandemic. Nearly two-thirds of UNE's subjects are already eligible for online examinations, and the university was moving to ...
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Lot of sex kills conornavirus. A factory in Footscray is hoarding grocery items. A Stanford University breath test will tell you if you have COVID-19. These are the types of stories about COVID-19 that RMIT ABC Fact Check’s new coronavirus ...
More »Tuberculosis vaccine to be given to healthcare workers in fight against COVID-19
Australian infectious disease researchers are trialling a vaccine against COVID-19 on healthcare workers. Professor Kathryn North, director of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), today announced the multi-centre randomised controlled clinical trial of a tuberculosis vaccine to test whether it ...
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A worm-like creature smaller than a grain of rice that burrowed on the seafloor in search of meals like dead organic matter about 555 million years ago may be the evolutionary forerunner of most animals living today – including people. ...
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A US university is in hot water over its decision to invite students back to campus amid the country’s COVID-19 crisis. Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, broke step with other US and international institutions – who have been sending students ...
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With Australian universities facing the prospect of closure as a result of the growing COVID-19 crisis, management and staff are actively reviewing their ability to deliver services remotely. Rather than sitting in crowded lecture theatres or attending group discussions, students ...
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Non-government schools don't bring about the savings to the taxpayer that they're purported to. That’s the call from a group of Australian researchers following their analysis of My School website data. The team from the Universities of Sydney, Wollongong and ...
More »Cambridge students push for option to retake final year, grading alternatives
University of Cambridge students have called on their pro-vice chancellor of education to let them opt for the postponement of exams and coursework deadlines until the COVID-19 outbreak passes and, if preferred, restart their final year. The letter, addressed to ...
More »COVID-19 update: unis pause classes as further restrictions announced
The government has tightened restrictions on gatherings and travel due to the spread of COVID-19 and, with more measures predicted in the coming weeks and months, Australia’s universities are freezing classes in an effort to get them online. On Tuesday, ...
More »Data defence: managing mobile device use on campus
Mobile devices have evolved over the years, becoming an important tool not only for businesses but for educational institutions. The wide range of modern education apps and the flexibility of mobile devices have enabled educational institutions to facilitate improved and ...
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