Now feels like a time of flux and re-examination of purpose in global universities. In the US, national political moves towards university loan forgiveness is occurring as fees rise, enrolments fall and the value of higher education is questioned. And adding ...
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Why the staff to student ratio has no impact on student performance: opinion
We have argued for a number of years now that there is little if any relationship between quality teaching and learning and Staff to Student Ratios (SSR). Attempts to reduce the ratio is little more than a distraction. Student to ...
More »Researchers reveal AI could show how Covid-19 might evolve
Artificial intelligence could be used to explore how the Covid-19 virus might evolve, according to a team of international researchers. William Kelton, from the University of Waikato in New Zealand, has been involved in the ETH Zurich research, aimed at preparing for ...
More »New university alliance aims to tackle environmental crisis
Curtin University has joined forces with the University of Aberdeen and the University of Calgary to tackle global environmental issues as part of a new tripartite alliance. The alliance aims to develop innovative solutions to climate change, energy transition and ...
More »Tips for academics to boost their mental health: podcast
The challenges brought by Covid-19 have left university staff and researchers struggling with their wellbeing. As the mid-term break begins, a professor in psychology shares his tips to engage in good mental health. Years of uncertainty and unpredictability in the ...
More »Delay in enterprise bargaining pushes UON staff to strike
Staff at the University of Newcastle will be on the picket lines today over job security, fair pay and safe working conditions after the union said management had been “dragging” negotiations. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) said members of ...
More »Australian education is a ‘sham’: ghostwriter sounds alarm on contract cheating
A ghostwriter who has written thousands of essays for students at major Australian universities is highlighting the issue of contract cheating, saying he worries about medical students who have never completed an assignment. For more than five years, the Kenyan ...
More »NHMRC vows free access to research
A key federal government research body, the National Health and Medical Research Council, has struck a blow for open inquiry by requiring all scholarly work it funds to be freely available as soon as it is published. The new rule, ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How do we support all students to gain access to education? episode 58
University of Surrey, UK vice chancellor and President Max Lu shares his experiences of putting in place a transitionary three-year strategy responding to the combination of Brexit and pandemic recovery. The strategy focuses on addressing the student experience, increasing research ...
More »Australian universities receive $94m in research fellowships
A hundred mid-career researchers from 21 Australian universities have received a grant through the Australian Research Council Future Fellowships scheme to develop research of national interest. Funded by the Australian Government, the Future Fellowships scheme focuses on mid-career researchers from ...
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