The University of Queensland has employed some clever design thinking to add 500 new parking spaces to its St Lucia campus whilst also building a new football field, all without any of the eyesores so often associated with parking stations. By building the ...
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's new Cabinet has been broadly met with praise from the education industry, though the shuffling of the Vocational Education and Training portfolio, from Scott Ryan to Karen Andrews, has chagrined some corners of the VET sector. ...
More »Cures from within: ANU, ACT government advance gene sequencing
Faster, cheaper methods of gene sequencing have opened the doors to a centre for personalised medicine that promises better diagnoses and more precise treatments. The ACT Government recently announced $7.3 million in funding for a centre that will allow researchers ...
More »Data and dollars trump dinners for international students
Instead of throwing gala welcoming banquets, providers should focus on helping students find jobs and keeping them informed. Are we doing enough to empower the international student cohort in Australia? The answer from me is a sweet and simple, “No”. ...
More »Profile: Zoltan Sarnyai, JCU neuroscientist, budding goulash chef and thong advocate
In a new series at Campus Review, we visit with academics and researchers to discuss their studies. Today we meet Zoltan Sarnyai, a Hungarian neuroscientist dedicated to learning more about treating severe mental illness. In his spare time, he likes holidaying with ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 8: How parents use technology, MOOCs go mainstream, sociology of the mouth
In Episode 7 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review discuss how adult technology behaviour is influencing kids, how MOOCs are going mainstream, and the socioeconomic causes of bad oral hygiene and dental ...
More »Profile: Marco Peres, socially aware dentist with a passion for Brazilian music
In a new series at Campus Review, we visit with academics and researchers to discuss their studies. Today we visit with Marco Peres, a University of Adelaide dentist studying the societal causes of oral diseases. He has a passion for ...
More »No FedUni campus for Warrnambool
Federation University Australia has opted not to build a new facility in Warrnambool, a regional centre of 30,000 people on Victoria's south-west coast, 170 kilometres away from its main campus in Ballarat. “There is already a significant number of students from ...
More »UniMelb welcomes new dean of veterinary and agriculture department
Professor John Fazarkerley has commenced today as the new dean of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Coming to the windy city from the United Kingdom, were he was the director and CEO of ...
More »Antarctic nunatak named for UTAS geology founding father
An icebound island of Antarctica has been named after the University of Tasmania's foundation professor of geology. The Carey Nunatak, named for professor Samuel Warren Carey, lies 360 kilometres northeast of Davis Station, which is an Australian-administered island just off the icy ...
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