Minister for Education Dan Tehan today announced that the government would fund an early warning system for bushfires in the latest batch of funding through the Australian Research Council. Tehan detailed funding to the tune of $9.5 million for 20 ...
More »Forget the old model: Modern universities need to turn outwards to thrive
There still exists an idealised conception of the university. It’s what makes international rankings plausible, because everybody thinks they know what a university should be and therefore can compare them. In that conception, research is well supported and academics are ...
More »Strictly Speaking | Flexitarian
This late 20th century invention finds a word for the diet-conscious individual who likes to vary their food, rather than align with prescriptive practices on the dietary spectrum. Flexitarianism gains traction with people not fully in sync with either of ...
More »How curriculum change and a new academic structure can provide a contemporary edge
Back in September 2017, Campus Review highlighted changes being made in the humanities and social science areas at the University of Newcastle, which involved the development of a new structure built around four multidisciplinary ‘clusters’. Aligning organisational changes to the ...
More »On the move | December
EGAN’S SUCCESSOR Macquarie’s longest-serving chancellor, Michael Egan, has left some big shoes to fill. Stepping into them is Dr Martin Parkinson, a public servant of more than 30 years who served as secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister ...
More »Ramsay Centre ends discussions with University of Sydney
Negotiations between the University of Sydney and the Ramsay Centre have broken down, with the funding body announcing it will not work with the university on Western civilisation education. Early last year, the University of Sydney put forward a proposal with ...
More »Tehan introduces ‘clarified’ uni cheating laws to parliament
The Minister for Education is threatening cheating services with jail time under new laws introduced to parliament this week. Minister Dan Tehan introduced the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Prohibiting Academic cheating Services) Bill 2019 into the House of ...
More »University of Tasmania apologises to state’s Aboriginal people
The University of Tasmania has formally apologised to the island state's indigenous people, acknowledging the institution has been built on "the proceeds of war and dispossession". More than 600 people including Aboriginal leaders, university staff and students gathered at Domain ...
More »The road to quality use of evidence in schools
Schools value research more than they actually use it. In its raw form, after all, it can be notoriously abstruse. Not only are scholarly papers replete with hard-to-penetrate jargon, but often the research base is hard to access, and abuzz ...
More »Loose lips? Study links oversharing with arousal
Ever said something you regretted over a family Christmas lunch? Or wish you hadn't written that embarrassing Tinder bio? Chances are you were particularly alert and awake that day. That’s what new University of Melbourne research suggests. Dr Brent Coker ...
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