The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has appointed Professor Ross Young as its new deputy vice-chancellor (research and innovation). Prior to this appointment, Young was the executive dean at the Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), ...
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COVID-19 has changed not only how higher education is delivered but the experiential nature of study. It’s time providers fundamentally rethink the role of the student experience to remain viable in the face of intensifying competition. In today’s digital world, ...
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The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) report provides key insights into how international students perceive Australia as a study destination, whether they have managed to return or are planning to return in the near future, and their preferred ways of learning. ...
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Fresh research from a joint study between Youth19 and the University of Auckland has shown that the overarching label of “Asian” hides students’ very different experiences at high school, especially in the ways they deal with mental distress. Associate Professor ...
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UNSW chancellor Professor David Gonski announced yesterday that one “of Australia’s most dynamic educational leaders”, Professor Attila Brungs, will become UNSW Sydney’s incoming President and Vice-Chancellor on 31 January 2022. Brungs is the current vice-chancellor and president of the University ...
More »Australia’s Chinese students regularly practise “self-censorship” to protect themselves, families: report
Human Rights Watch has released a report that illustrates the pressure Chinese students in Australia feel to self-censor themselves, petrified that if they anger or annoy Beijing, serious consequences to themselves or their families could follow. This pervasive – but ...
More »How are we travelling now Semester 1 is over? Opinion
When the first semester of 2020 commenced last year, there was a broad sense of optimism in our universities. Our new students were looking forward to their promised campus experiences. Record numbers of international students were making tracks towards us. ...
More »Lifelong learning, block models and teaching-only universities – Podcast
CampusReview · Lifelong learning, microcredentials, block models and teaching only universities - Podcast Amid a precarious world where old jobs are disappearing and new ones are emerging, the idea of lifelong learning has morphed into something more of a must ...
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In this age of climate change, cities are the ultimate test of our ability to adapt and survive. But with extreme weather events such as heatwaves, sun damage, heavy rainfall and cyclones on the rise, answers are urgently needed from ...
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