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It was used as a weapon against media by former US President Donald Trump and it’s “here to stay” – fake news was voted word of the decade. A team from Macquarie University asked Australians to choose from a shortlist ...

This article has two purposes. The first is to summarise the Productivity Commission’s Report on the National Skills and Workforce Development Agreement which has just been released with little fanfare in the heat haze of the summer holidays. As yet, there ...

Researchers from the University of NSW have developed a biosecurity program they say could have prevented COVID-19 and believe it will be instrumental in thwarting future pandemics. UNSW’s head of biosecurity research, Raina MacIntyre, has spearheaded an intelligence program called Epiwatch that ...

New figures released by Universities Australia show 17,300 jobs were lost in the university market in 2020 along with an estimated $1.8 billion in revenue compared to 2019. UA CEO Catriona Jackson said the operating revenue of Australian universities dropped ...

CampusReview · HEDx: Monash Kicking Goals as the Siren Sounds - Episode 16 In this episode of the HEDx podcast Karl and Martin are joined by Sarah*, a second year student at Monash University. She applauds the way the university helped her ...

Companies, universities and other organisations are banding together in a bid to accelerate the development of hydrogen energy in Australia. National Energy Resources Australia said $1.85 million is being invested in a network of 13 hydrogen technology clusters across all states and ...

A Singapore-based EdTech start-up has combined five of the world’s most influential world university rankings into a single measure.   AppliedHE’s Rankometer: World University Rankings combines the world rankings published by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, Times Higher Education, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, ...

A group comprising 22 of the country’s leading scientists and thinkers has released a statement urging the Australian government to tackle some of the biggest threats facing humanity and the globe. Some of the top minds included Professor John Hewson ...

I was reminded of the past over the holidays when my kids bought me a turntable that allowed my old vinyl collection to be dusted off out of sleeves, mostly unopened since the 1980s.  I was amazed they still played. ...

As an educator and a parent, I’m no stranger to the intense pressure students experience during their HSC year. I’ve also seen the unnecessary toll it can take on young people (and often also on their families). Sometimes students become ...