CEFC loan boosts UniMelb’s sustainability push
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has boosted the University of Melbourne’s sustainability agenda with a $9.1 million loan. The money will go to the installation of solar photovoltaic cells, solar thermal, and micro-wind turbines across UniMelb’s infrastructure. These projects form ...
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Mission accomplished for Sydney school students’ space saga
Houston had no problems after Normanhurst Boys High School students reported mission accomplished on their task to work with NASA robots on the International Space Station. These boys were one of 10 teams sponsored by the University of Sydney to ...
More »Parker says unis help entrench inequality, offers solutions
Australian higher education perpetuates inequality, and ATAR should be scrapped and university places recapped to help fix the situation. That's the argument University of Canberra vice-chancellor professor Stephen Parker made in remarks to the TJ Ryan Foundation this week. Parker's comments came after a ...
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Unis advised to customise, promote study-abroad programs
Universities must not adopt a one-size-fits-all approach when crafting their learning abroad programs, an expert has argued. Study abroad is readily sought after by students for a cultural experience, tourism, and something good to whack on a CV. International studies ...
More »Textbooks elude digital death blow, for now
Hard copy textbooks have survived the initial waves of digital disruption and they’re here to stay – for a little while anyway. Retailers and publishers have all been hit by digital disruption. In 2011, bookstore giant REDgroup Retail – former ...
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