Monash and Melbourne University researchers have recently released a study highlighting how gender-bias has affected women in the classroom and led to them withdrawing from science subjects such as physics at the undergraduate level. The study was conducted by Monash ...
More »UTS cracks the top 10 in THE Young University Rankings 2021
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has entered the THE Young University Rankings 2021 top ten for the first time, with a number of other Australian universities recording top-50 spots. UTS’ position has risen six places since last year’s Young ...
More »HEDx Podcast – A tribute to all Australian university staff from the new Chair of UA – Episode 30
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - A tribute to all Australian university staff from the Chair of UA - Episode 30 This interview with the new chair of Universities Australia sees vice-chancellor of La Trobe John Dewar assess how we are ...
More »Paul Jeans steps back into chancellorship at Newcastle University after Mark Vaile backlash
Paul Jeans has been reappointed as the chancellor of the University of Newcastle, following a backlash against former deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile’s appointment and his decision to stand down. University council members made the decision yesterday. Reflecting on the ...
More »Lifelong learning will be essential “for staying ahead of the curve”: OECD report
Lifelong learning has always been viewed as a worthy pursuit, but the precarious world of today will increasingly force the labour market to “stay ahead” by engaging in formal training throughout their lives. A new OECD report has warned that ...
More »Three trends to boost student recruitment in Australia: Quacquarelli Symonds report
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) emphasises that the COVID-19 pandemic has “affected nearly every step of the student’s decision making journey” in its latest report. Given border closures, lockdowns and the ubiquity of online learning at universities, the prospective undergraduate of 2021 ...
More »How to get both students and teachers to accept new education technology – opinion
The term technological adoption – so broad and all-encompassing it has come to mean nothing in and of itself – has been rolled out countless times over the last decade, and even more over the last year. As COVID continues ...
More »What the lack of onshore international students in 2021 means for 2022 – opinion
The outlook for international student recruitment for onshore delivery in 2021 is indeed looking bleak. The current expectation is for another tight trimester 3 (from September 2021) followed by an optimistic upturn in 2022. In an article including data from ...
More »The importance of tenure and gender fairness for female academics: new study
Two US economics researchers have found that female academics on short-term contracts are more likely to grade their students' assignments harshly compared with their male counterparts in the same career situation, which can lead to several negative consequences. Also, students ...
More »Saving the carbon-capturing sea meadows
Local residents in the Lake Macquarie region in NSW are being recruited for a new marine habitat restoration project. Called Operation Posidonia, the project aims to restore endangered sea grasses in areas where they provide a critical habitat for marine ...
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