The peak body for the independent tertiary education sector has voiced disappointment with Labor’s $1.2 million skills and higher education package, labelling it TAFE-centric and saying it provides students with little choice over where they choose to study. The federal opposition’s ...
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Complement, not replace: expert reveals how AI can benefit educators, students – podcast
It’s natural for educators to be cautious when it comes to using artificial intelligence (AI) in practice, particularly given the fact they are taught to be critical and evidence-driven. But while that may be the case, James Thorley, vice-president for ...
More »Former Nationals deputy Fiona Nash appointed Australia’s first Regional Education Commissioner
The government has appointed ex-Nationals senator Fiona Nash Australia’s first Regional Education Commissioner. Created in the wake of the Napthine Review, the role of the commissioner will be to oversee the implementation of the strategy to improve regional, rural and ...
More »HEDx Podcast – How do we live up to the promise of 2022? Episode 42
This episode sees a student join us in orientation week, and then again in week 12 of her first semester. She shares her expectations coming into the course and how these are impacted by her understanding of brand and reputation. ...
More »VU’s vice-chancellor talks projects, ‘flipped campuses’ and block models – podcast
Vice-chancellor and president of Victoria University, Professor Adam Shoemaker, is on the cusp of marking his first year at the helm of the university. And as he approached this milestone, he spoke to Campus Review about the university’s vertical campus, ...
More »Murdoch appoints new VC
Murdoch University has announced Professor Andrew J Deeks as its new Vice Chancellor, starting in April 2022. Deeks comes to Murdoch from University College Dublin, where he has served as president since 2014. He was the first Australian to lead ...
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BENNETT GETS THE GONG Professor Sue Bennett is the University of Wollongong’s new executive dean of the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. Bennett has been acting executive dean since May this year, and brings nearly 30 years’ ...
More »Albanese proposes new free TAFE policy for Australian students under a future Labor government
School leavers eyeing off a future in hospitality, child care or a trade could soon receive free training under a proposal designed to help sectors smashed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In an address to Labor faithful in Sydney, Anthony Albanese ...
More »Male fertility rates could be lifted by new understanding of sperm
Research conducted by the University of Newcastle has revealed “previously misunderstood effects that sperm RNA has on an embryo” — a discovery that could potentially change fertility treatment for males and fundamentally change science’s understanding of human reproduction. Up until now, ...
More »Flinders uni, Siemens will collaborate ‘to change lives and change the world’
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by tech giant Siemens and Flinders University to collaborate in critical areas such as energy efficiency, defence and food and beverage. The broad scope of the agreement, which has been called “critical to ...
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