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Britain hunts for 4000 ‘bogus’ foreign students The British government is trying to locate nearly 4000 foreign students after coming to the UK to study at bogus colleges. The students were all due to study at colleges that have had ...

The increasingly casualised California university system makes Toby Miller wonder whether unionisation has a future. When I was a child, the Dutch-derived word furlough referred to soldiers in Hollywood movies who were away from the front, enjoying some shore leave. ...

Universities looking to develop student housing need to be aware of proposed changes to the operation of the GST regime, writes Angela Lau. From 1 July 2010, the federal government has proposed that the GST-free treatment of going concerns, including ...

External teaching methods are helping disadvantaged students, writes Charles Webb. Charles Darwin University has recently experienced a very rapid increase in students studying off campus, with more than 60 per cent of the current delivery in external mode. We are ...

Internet studies provides plenty of scope for researchers to stake new ground, writes Beverley Head. Internet studies represent a great way for young academics to carve out a stellar reputation. This is the considered opinion of Dr Vicki Nash, director ...

Red alert Bookshelf: Reframing Darwin: Evolution and Art in Australia Reframing Darwin: Evolution and art in Australia explores the impact of the Darwinian revolution on Australian arts and sciences. Beginning with the voyage of HMS Beagle and concluding with contemporary ...

White to play and win through a long combination.and h7. Black to play and win. 1 … Qe3+!! 2. Bxe3, Rxe3+ 3. Kxg4, Bc8+ 4. Kg5, h6+ 5. Kxh6, Re5 0-1. Mate is unavoidable. Cifuentes-Zviagintsev, Wijk aan Zee, 1995. This ...

Attracting more women into engineering, reducing attrition and building linkages with VET are just some of the challenges facing the discipline, writes Peter Dowd. Engineering, science and technology provide the foundation for the industries that are vital to Australia’s economic ...

Australian universities struggle to supply sufficient engineers to keep the economy growing to its potential. Major nation-building infrastructure projects are hampered by a shortage of engineering skills. Right? Well, perhaps the problem isn’t as severe as it’s widely portrayed, if ...