Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases will be in the sights of scientists at a new $7 million regenerative medicine research centre launched at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The UQ Centre in Stem Cell Ageing and Regenerative Engineering will look ...
More »40 and fabulous: UoW serves the Illawarra and eyes new territories
The University of Wollongong used its recent milestone as a time to take stock and prepare for growth and the needs of future students. Around 40 years of age is often considered the peak time for our working lives. A ...
More »Talking Eds, episode 16: Robot teachers, investments in fossil fuels, crazy VET courses, Mike Baird throws shade
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at what role should robots play in the classroom, how investment in fossil fuels is fueling dissent among universities, catch up on ...
More »Profile: paramedic Greg Hobson returning to CQU to upskill with nursing
This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Today we hear from Greg Hobson, a nurse and paramedic with a passion for giving back to the ...
More »Business group launches Tinder-style app to place grads
A leading organisation in the Australian business community is setting up a jobs version of online dating to help university graduates find their one true job. The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) will do the legwork for business in terms of recruiting, screening ...
More »Tax apps and deduction tips for university staff
Tax time can be a time of dread for many of you university staff members, as you try to sift through boxes of receipts to work out what deductions you can claim on your tax return. You aren’t alone. In fact, ...
More »The five stages of Brexit grief
It is difficult to imagine a group of people more stricken by the UK’s vote to leave the EU than the 5200 people from 80 countries who assembled for the recent European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference. Laura Howard, ...
More »Circus performing, butler training and life coaching among dumped courses
Circus arts, life coaching and butler service management are among hundreds of vocational courses deemed unlikely to lead to realistic job placements to be defunded under the federal governments new plans for the VET financing system. Following a review into the ...
More »Talking Eds, episode 15: Netflix in the preschool, feminism in the VC’s office, VET loans overhaul
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at why streaming services are becoming more prominent in preschool, dive deep into Edith Cowan VC Steve Chapman's coming out as a ...
More »Government urged to recover VET debts lost to rorting
The government can do more to claw back vocational student debt from dodgy providers that have been rorting the system, consumer advocates say. Education minister Simon Birmingham has announced extensive changes to the loan system, months after several private providers ...
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