It seems a virtuous thing to do: your friend or a peer is being cyberbullied and you defend them in a slightly aggressive way. Perhaps you could have defended them more maturely and constructively, but the very act of defending ...
More »Inquiry told no modelling done to see if uni fee hike would influence student choices
A parliamentary inquiry has heard that no modelling was conducted to see if the plan to increase fees for humanities and arts-related degrees would influence students to take other courses in so-called in-demand fields. The Education Department’s deputy secretary ...
More »Student accommodation company buys up big, despite market conditions
Dubai-based company Global Student Accommodation (GSA) is moving ahead with plans for a student accommodation complex in Adelaide’s central North Terrace precinct, bucking trends that have seen a COVID-induced crash in student accommodation demand. The $110 million development will include ...
More »ANU scientists discover why current malaria vaccines are failing
While COVID-19 is at the forefront of everyone’s mind right now, it’s easy to forget that malaria is still a global killer with no effective vaccine. Indeed, according to the World Health Organization, in 2018 there were an estimated 228 ...
More »UQ study finds underinvestment is blocking efforts to house ‘rough sleepers’
A University of Queensland partnership between public and not-for-profit agencies has been given the green light to deploy a strategy that hopes to end the scourge of homelessness in Brisbane. However, as two UQ researchers in charge of the project ...
More »Research shows emoji help to both motivate students and soften the blow of feedback
Who would have thought that emojis, conceived over 20 years ago and called emoticons, would become a useful part of helping students accept online feedback and motivate them in these times of remote learning? But RMIT psychology lecturer Robyn Moffitt ...
More »ANU expert predicts there will be no ‘corona’ baby boom
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the more positive predictions was it could provide couples with an opportunity to spend more time together, resulting in a baby boom akin to the post-war years. But according to a piece written for ...
More »Interesting times demand new solutions
After years of technologists advocating for change, COVID-19 has arguably driven more involuntary change in the last six months in businesses and public sector organisations than we’ve seen in the previous ten years. And it’s no secret higher education has ...
More »$20 million support package announced for international students stranded in Australia
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic New South Wales received a lot of flak for seeming unwilling to help international students in the state, many of whom are now stranded. However, the NSW government is now introducing $20 million in concrete ...
More »New research shows natural disasters supplant security issues as top Australian concerns
New research has revealed that, for the first time since 2006, natural disasters have replaced security-related issues such as identity theft and bankcard fraud as Australia’s top security concern. The 2020 Unisys Security Index is the longest running “snapshot” of ...
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