Charles Sturt University students have been suspended over racist photos posted to social media, and have been told they must complete a course on Indigenous culture. Students attending a 'politcally incorrect' end-of-year party dressed up as Klu Klux Klan members, ...
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Memory centres and a registry of clinical trial volunteers are two of the tentpoles of a new dementia network, which Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt is calling the accelerator Australia needs “to win the race against dementia”. The Australian Dementia ...
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Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham has named four of six members of an expert panel charged with reviewing Australia’s Qualifications Framework (AQF). The panel was set up to examine changes in the nature of work and developments in ...
More »The blind mind’s eye: scientists crowdfund to study aphantasia
Picture a cube. People will likely have varying responses to this command. For some, the cube will be large. They might imagine that it’s floating. Others will use their answer to infer something about their personality through an online quiz. But for ...
More »Postgraduate study unlocks professional advancement: opinion
Job opportunities for nurses are growing faster than the workforce as a whole, and nurses with postgraduate qualifications will reap the greatest rewards as the health industry expands and becomes more complex. The evolution of the industry is being driven ...
More »Ten Australian institutions rank in list of best young universities
Australian universities make up one-fifth of a ranking of universities founded fewer than 50 years ago, making for the biggest presence in the list. Ten of the 50 places the QS Top 50 Under 50 Ranking, released by education research company ...
More »University FLEXes driverless shuttle deal
South Australian university students will soon be able to head to class in an electric shuttle as part of a five-year trial of autonomous vehicle technology. Dubbed FLEX, or Flinders Express, the public shuttle will operate between the Clovelly Park ...
More »Pollies react to potential university merger
The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are considering merging to create a new, leading Australian university in a move welcomed by both the state and federal governments. Both universities have agreed to explore whether a merged ...
More »Picking apart conscientious objection in healthcare
How much should healthcare be left up to a clinician’s own discretion? This question will be unpacked by Dr Doug McConnell, from Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Humanities and Social Sciences, at a conference focussed on conscientious objection. McConnell ...
More »Older Australians’ household wealth rising: report
Australians aged 55–64 represent the wealthiest households in Australia, while those over 65 have experienced the fastest growth in household wealth, a longitudinal study has found. The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Report found that prior to 2014, ...
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