The last of the latest Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings have been released, with Australian universities being well represented in psychology; physical sciences; life sciences; and clinical, pre-clinical and health. Three Australian universities scored top 50 rankings in psychology, ...
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Third-year law students at the University of Southern Queensland are gaining valuable insights into the evolution of the Australian legal sector courtesy of legal tech entrepreneur Adrian Cartland and his Artificially Intelligent Legal Information Resource Assistant (AILIRA). The goal of ...
More »Australia punches above its weight in science and social sciences research
Australia is now ranked fifth in the world according to the number of highly cited researchers in the science and social sciences fields. Published by analytics company The Web of Science Group, the list of Highly Cited Researchers identifies the number ...
More »Griffith launches billion-dollar strategic plan in lead-up to 50th anniversary
Griffith University will build a new campus in Brisbane’s CBD, develop and renovate infrastructure across its existing campuses and set ambitious goals across multiple areas as it nears its 50th anniversary in 2025. The ‘Creating a Future for All: Strategic Plan ...
More »Approaching Industry 4.0: What must Australians do to keep their jobs?
Australians don’t see the benefit of lifelong learning and seem cavalier about safeguarding their occupations in the future, a new study has found. This is in spite of dramatic work changes already affecting the country and likely to gain even ...
More »Latest ARC research grants
Funding is the lifeblood of academic research and the Australian Research Council (ARC) late last week announced the Linkage Project grants, Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards and the Future Fellowship grants. Monash University and the University of Melbourne were awarded ...
More »Australian climate change initiatives stalling amid growing health fears: Report
A new report is calling for urgent action to tackle the risks to human health posed by climate change. The report, written by Australian researchers and partner institutions of the 2019 MJA–Lancet Countdown report, was published today in the Medical Journal ...
More »Regulators must serve interests of both agriculture and environment: Podcast
A new study led by Dr Jon Brodie from the ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University is deeply concerned that harmful insecticides, including Imidacloprid, are damaging some of Australia's most pristine and biodiverse waterways. ...
More »QILT survey reveals best paid careers, universities and student experiences
The annual snapshot of short-term graduate outcomes has been released by Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), measuring key areas such as full-time employment, overall employment, labour force participation, median full-time salaries, further study outcomes and graduate satisfaction. Labour ...
More »New book aims to help academics reclaim control from ‘time thieves’
No matter what section of society you speak to, there seems to be a sense of pity felt for K-12 teachers. After all, they teach our youth through much of their most difficult years and cop their fair share of ...
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