The son of a former state Liberal MP (his mother) and a past party vice-president (his father), Dan Tehan has politics in his veins. His rapid ascent – from local federal MP in 2010 to government front bencher in 2016 – ...
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Declaring that higher education is a commodity and students are customers is no way to win friends in the education sector. But it is a debate worth having – and one that is regularly fuelled by none other than the ...
More »‘Pride chats’ and affordable student housing among new postgrad initiatives
What exactly is a 'pride chat'? With the launch of its new campaign, the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) hopes all interested university parties will be able to answer that question. Raise Our Voice aims to spread awareness of the ...
More »Super-intelligent people more likely to be lovelorn: study
Single Mensa society members may reconsider bragging about it. A new University of Western Australia study has shown that although people prioritise intelligence in a mate, there's such a thing as being too intelligent to want to pair with. The same ...
More »The cost of an NYU medical degree is now $0
NYU medical students – current and future – will obtain their degrees for free. Announced last Thursday, the measure is designed to relieve students of "rising", burdensome study debt, and thereby, "attract the best and brightest students to careers in medicine". The university cited another ...
More »UniSA and UofA: a merger, a marriage, or both?
It could be the 'super university' that transforms the city of churches into the university city. Or, it could be a cost-cutting exercise. These are the headlines surrounding the potential University of South Australia-University of Adelaide merger. Yet, it is much more complicated than these extremes ...
More »Shared university services ‘snake oil’: opinion
The fashion in universities and other public sector organisations for 'shared services' did not spring from nowhere. Yes Minister in the 1980s featured an episode about a hospital that had 500 administration staff, but could not afford to employ nurses ...
More »For creativity, ditch the light bulb theory: Danish psychology prof
You don't necessarily expect to hear Nietzsche quoted at a vocational education and training conference, but No Frills surprised attendees. Held in Sydney on 15–17 August, the NCVER's annual 'do was given a philosophical bent by keynote speaker Dr Lene ...
More »Creating positive experiences for international students
With Australia’s international student numbers currently at a record high, many higher education providers are focused on how they can best support their students. In this article we’ll look at the importance of understanding what international students need and what ...
More »Results of UNSW anti-psychopathy trial ‘promising’
We need to talk about Kevin. Kevin Khatchadourian is a 15-year-old boy who committed a massacre at his high school and killed his father and sister. Growing up, he exhibited early signs of psychopathy: chronic unrest during infancy, failure to bond ...
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