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Informal words for other people we don’t identify with come and go, but wonk is unusual in having recently resurfaced after several previous appearances in Australia with different meanings each time. It’s recorded from the 1930s as a derogatory word ...

Now officially in its second year, following a pilot, the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings is garnering more attention among institutions than before. This year, 1115 institutions are globally ranked, compared to 768 last year.  The Impact Rankings measure ...

Victorian scientists say they are "incredibly concerned" about the long-term defects COVID-19 may cause within the human body as researchers scramble to keep tabs on evolving mutant strains. Contemporary research has pointed to fatigue development, a loss of smell and taste, and heart, ...

A new study led by University of Southern Queensland Professor Stuart Biddle has concluded that long hours spent sitting might increase your chances of developing depression and living a poorer quality of life. The study, titled ‘Device-assessed total and prolonged ...

Australia’s top-ranked university has joined the list of institutions hit hard by plunging revenue, with The Australian National University recording a $162.4 million operating deficit for 2020.  Vice-chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt released the 2020 financial results on Friday, with the ...

The public discourse around leadership, empathy and communication style has elevated in recent weeks in political and corporate contexts.  Empathy trainers must be having a field day. We are witnessing restated calls for how to be, how to lead and ...

An Australian institution has maintained its top 5 spot on a list of the world’s best Online MBA programs. The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at UNSW Business School was the world’s fourth best provider in the 2021 edition ...

Australia’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidate had potential but the false positives on HIV tests were too great a hurdle to move it into further trials, a study published this week has confirmed. The University of Queensland vaccine was abandoned last ...

Victoria will become the first state in Australia to develop mRNA vaccine manufacturing, making previously hard-to-access jabs more attainable locally in a year. The technology to manufacture the vaccines onshore will take at least 12 months to develop, with deputy ...

The peak body for independent providers in higher education, vocational education, training and skills sectors has just released its blueprint for a skilled and educated workforce of tomorrow. Titled Seven Priorities For A Skilled And Educated Workforce, the Independent Tertiary ...