Alan Tudge has been asked to stand aside while serious allegations raised by a former staff member are investigated. The Education Minister went public with his extramarital affair with former staffer Rachelle Miller last year. But on Thursday, Miller came forward with ...
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How the Metaverse will re-energise the world of education
Facebook’s recent rebrand to Meta is a pretty clear signal that the Metaverse will soon be a serious business proposition. And with its imminent expansion comes opportunities limited only by our imagination. But what is the Metaverse? Put simply, the ...
More »One in two Australian employees are ‘guarding’ themselves at work: Australian College of Applied Professions
In October 2021, the Australian College of Applied Professions (ACAP) asked YouthGov to undertake a nationally representative sample of 1000 Australian workers to ascertain attitudes within Australian workplaces. Formerly the Australian College of Applied Psychology, ACAP is a higher education ...
More »What matters in the great readjustment ahead? Opinion
Despite the further uncertainty arising this week from the latest Omicron variant, there is still some prospect of domestic and international students returning to Australian campuses in 2022, allowing us, to some extent, to catch up with other parts of ...
More »Monash University says its vaccine lab is ‘perfectly suited’ to make special vaccine for Omicron variant
The first Australian lab to manufacture the mRNA vaccine has some good news for those concerned about the efficacy of the Covid-19 jab against the new Omicron variant. The Monash University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences on Tuesday said it was well prepared ...
More »That two-a-day coffee habit could be keeping your brain young and healthy
A long black or three a day could be a helpful way to stave off Alzheimer's disease, according to a new long-term study. Researchers from Edith Cowan University investigated whether coffee intake affected the cognitive decline of more than 200 ...
More »Kyle Rittenhouse’s intentions to attend Arizona State University Campus draws student ire, university now says he is ‘not enrolled’
An American teen aquitted of murder at a Black Lives Matter protest has casued controversy at Arizona State Univeristy by telling the media he intends to attend classes on campus. Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of murdering two people and injuring ...
More »‘Student experience is king’ in the digital age – podcast
In the first quarter of 2021, D2L conducted a global survey aimed at understanding some of the key themes that have emerged since the rapid shift to online learning in the higher education sector. Based on nearly 5,000 survey responses, ...
More »Australia is in a housing crisis, with one vulnerable group ‘just trying to get out’ because of this issue: ACOSS, UNSW
Low and modest income earners are in the gris of a housing crisis as the Covid-19 pandemic causes rents to surge, according to a new report. Researchers from the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and University of NSW (UNSW) found that ...
More »Government announces 10-year strategy for Australian international education market aimed at recovery, sustainability
On Friday the federal government released on its 10-year strategy for international education, hoping to position the country for a robust pandemic recovery and “create new opportunities” to foster a more diverse and sustainable sector. Called the Australian strategy for ...
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