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The Gonski Institute for Education at UNSW has released a report calling for the highly controversial National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) to be ditched, not merely redesigned or tweaked. NAPLAN testing, which ended on Thursday and involved ...

The safe return of international students remains a key concern for Australian universities, despite several budget announcements that have been welcomed by the sector. Universities Australia (UA) said the assumed international border closures until mid-2022 pose significant challenges for Australia’s ...

CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - The Future of Higher Education is Hybrid - Episode 27 Leading learning technology innovator Dr David Kellermann is a Senior Lecturer in Engineering at UNSW in Sydney. He joins Martin and Karl to share his ...

Swinburne University has guaranteed real work experience for every undergraduate student from 2021 in a strategic move to make its graduates more employable in an increasingly competitive tertiary education environment.  With the impact of Covid-19 still being felt by the ...

Australian scientists have discovered rice can contain trace amounts of potentially harmful microplastics during a world-first study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. Researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have detected an average 100g single serve of uncooked rice can contain ...

The peak body for Australia’s 39 public universities has released 12 initiatives ahead of Tuesday’s federal budget, including prioritising the return of international students and the provision of HELP-style loans for micro-credentials. Universities Australia (UA) CEO Catriona Jackson said the ...

It's been a year since COVID forced many Australians to turn their kitchen tables in to their office. We now have a generation of employees who are no longer working from the office, but their homes or local cafes.   Add to ...

Three states are likely to receive rescue flights from India once a travel ban on the COVID-ravaged country ends this month, but stranded Australians who test positive to the virus will not be on-board. Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on ...

Like it or not, the world now finds itself amid the fourth industrial age. For higher education providers, as for all organisations, the choice is clear: embrace its potential or be assigned to the history books. The first industrial age ...

India could “rethink” its vital relationship with Australia if the Morrison government’s travel ban drags on, an expert has warned. Australian industries have been encouraged to strengthen their ties with India after significant trade tensions with China. But the higher education sector ...