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 ...
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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 ...
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The vulgar and expletive-laden letters allegedly sent by a senior Sydney academic as part of a fake harassment campaign can be revealed. Dianne Jolley, 51, is standing trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court where she has denied allegations she ...
More »Deakin University report shows some major supermarkets are ‘overexposing’ consumers to junk food
Australian supermarkets offer more discounts on unhealthy options and stock a higher percentage of sugary or fatty products in poorer suburbs, new data has revealed. Deakin University’s Food Environment Dashboard has handed out red flags to all Australian grocery chains, which ...
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 »Ex-UTS dean Dianne Jolley sent herself her own underwear as part of fake harassment campaign, court hears
An ex-university dean allegedly sent herself a card containing a pair of her own underwear and the words “Sorry for your loss” on the front amid a fake harassment campaign designed to influence a course review process, a court has heard. ...
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 ...
More »Are Australian universities reaching a tipping point? Opinion
We all know things are tough Bushfires, floods, pandemic, aged care, wars and military tensions, racism and sexism all clamour for our attention, and 2020 saw plenty of this. These are naturally urgent matters that require attention and our governments ...
More »What does it take to change higher education culture for good? Opinion
Leading an Australian university just got even more difficult. Minister Alan Tudge clarified in his UA conference speech what many feared. There is no new public funding for the sector. He restated that research needs to shift from being valued because ...
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