Apart from disciplines like law, medicine and education, others can provoke bemused looks among the public and “dismissive frowns” from academics in other departments. In this special piece from Times Higher Education (THE), several academics demystify their fields and explain ...
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The findings of this research should be useful to consider by those affected by an acquired brain injury, including the person, their family, friends, and health practitioners. Plus, this brain-based neuroscience multimovement therapy study should also be useful for consideration ...
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Every other week, two types of articles about online exams seem to come out: either students are being caught cheating remotely, or students (and some teachers) fear that the online vigilance of remote exams has the potential to be taken ...
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Shanghai Rankings has released its full list of academic subject rankings overnight, showing that Australia has a host of top-100, top-20 and top-10 subjects appearing in the rankings. Griffith University is the top-ranked Australian university coming in at number two ...
More »New mental health clinical trial network to connect researchers
A new five-year, $12 million clinical trial network has been announced to improve mental health research and treatment in Australia. The Mental Health Australia General Clinical Trial Network, known as MAGNET, will connect over one hundred researchers, advocates and stakeholders, ...
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New data from Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has concluded that improved vaccination rollouts across the European Union could provide a shot in the arm for international student recruitment. This is in stark contrast to Australia's international student sector, which remains beleaguered ...
More »HEDx Podcast – Beating the odds with Professor Marcia Devlin – Episode 28
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - Beating the odds with Marcia Devlin - Episode 28 Professor Marcia Devlin joins Martin and Karl to discuss her new book, Beating the Odds, on sexism in Australian universities. Marcia outlines the inequity as well as the ...
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With Reconciliation Week upon us, the University of Notre Dame has highlighted how education helps to make reconciliation “more of an action” and “not a word”. “Words don’t mean much unless they are followed up by serious commitment and actions ...
More »How could micro-credentials affect traditional tertiary study?
Yesterday I came across an interesting piece of content on LinkedIn: a post by an individual who had completed a micro-credential course in digital journalism. The short course was free, online and awarded by Reuters, one of the largest (and ...
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A resurgence in Chinese students studying in Australia and New Zealand is unlikely in the near future, with education agents in the world’s most populous country reportedly closing their Australia-only desks. Agents are telling prospective Chinese students to “hedge their ...
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