A group of naked and drunk university students were left bloody after they were attacked and held hostage during a hazing ritual in Wagga Wagga. A NSW District Court heard five university students had participated in the ‘Mott Walk’, a Charles Sturt University hazing ritual in ...
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Uni chief reflects on diverse career: podcast
The Honorary Fellowship Award handed down by Australia's largest nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing, went to Professor Patricia M. Davidson this year, recognising her distinguished career as a nurse, researcher and educator. Having co-authored over 500 journal articles ...
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Melbourne has been recognised as Australia’s top study destination for the eighth year in a row. In the 2023 QS Best Student Cities Ranking, only two Australian cities ranked among the world's top 10, with Melbourne leading in fifth place ...
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DAVIS TOP PUBLIC SERVANT Former UniMelb VC Glynn Davis has taken on the position of secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Most recently the CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Davis has spent time at the head ...
More »Thoughts on the anniversary of the publication of Copernicus’ heliocentric theory
May 24 2022 was the 479th anniversary of the death of astronomer and scientist Nicolas Copernicus (19 February 1473-24 May 1543) the modern espouser and pioneer of the heliocentric theory. An apocryphal or probably true story is that as the ...
More »Rebels with a cause: meet the researchers finding new ways to present their work
A group of researchers are rebelling against traditional forms of academic output and are using different art forms to present their findings to a wider audience; and they are advocating for other researchers to follow their lead. In their new ...
More »Online innovation and partnerships as core university enterprise – opinion
The phenomenal growth and success story of Arizona State University, as a journey from a teachers’ college to a world-class major research university to a global online innovator, has been bolstered by bold, determined, long-term, strategic ventures undertaken through partnerships. ...
More »Over half of NSW overseas student enrolments from China
Universities' reliance on international student revenue poses a “concentration risk” for the higher education sector, the state's auditor general has said. Figures tabled in the state parliament on Monday revealed that Chinese students currently account for over half of overseas ...
More »‘Tests of viability’ of foetus in US constitutional cases and ‘Wednesbury unreasonableness’
On 24 June 2022 a majority of the members of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women Health Organization overruled a 49-year-old ruling Roe v Wade, also decided by a different bench of the ...
More »Claim lodged at Deakin as NTEU says wage theft is ‘endemic’ across sector
Eleven universities across the country have been flagged and are being investigated by the Fair Work Ombudsman for potential wage theft, with the NTEU saying some casual staff could be owed up to tens of thousands. In a letter sent ...
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