The challenge was laid down. I, a ‘digital convict’ (someone who reluctantly joined the digital revolution) wanted to experience the notion of being a digital nomad working from anywhere (WFA) and decided to choose a remote location (London) as part ...
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Flinders shares its resources to promote student wellbeing on campus
Lead researcher of Flinders University's wellbeing campaign, the Good Vibes Experiment, is encouraging the sector to use its free material to promote student wellbeing on campus. Built up as a collective project between mental health professionals, design communication specialists and ...
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Australian universities will see more international students on campus after the government scrapped a raft of COVID-19 restrictions last week. In a statement last week health minister Mark Butler announced that people entering Australia would no longer be required to ...
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Ministerial powers to block Australian Research Council grants will be scrutinised by the federal government as part of Labor's efforts to "reset" relations with universities. Jason Clare announced an independent review into ARC governance during his first address as education ...
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Betty Vandenbosch, chief content officer at Coursera, joins the HEDx podcast to outline her vision of how the landscape of global higher education will have changed by 2030, and what Coursera and global universities can best do to prepare for ...
More »New research urges universities to challenge gender-based violence
Higher education can be life transforming for students who are victim survivors of gender-based violence, yet experts have said universities aren’t doing enough to support their students, nor for their broader commitment to gender equity. A new study from the ...
More »Govt tweaks ministerial sign-off rule for international students
A new law requiring foreign postgraduate students to obtain ministerial approval before switching degrees has been amended by the Albanese government. On July 1st, the federal home affairs department began an updated visa screening process to “manage the risk of ...
More »Are students choosing TAFE over universities?
University degrees have become increasingly less popular for prospective students according to the latest census data, which showed a 109,000 drop in full-time enrolments in the year to May. According to the ABS, there has been a 23.6 per cent ...
More »Five judges of the US Supreme Court are egregiously enforcing their political and religious agendas – opinion
The landmark ruling Roe v Wade 410 US 113 (1973), which in essence protects the right of pregnant women to abortion in the first trimester of the pregnancy, was overruled by at least five right-wing, political and activist judges of ...
More »How to deal with the fear of rejection in academia: podcast
The competitiveness of the higher education sector, particularly in relation to securing funding, often leaves researchers dealing with rejection. According to Kelsey Zimmermann from the School of Psychology at UNSW, the experience of rejection is always painful, but it is important that ...
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