Faculty Focus
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Swinburne Online’s great strides in spreading education to non-traditional students
Sue Kokonis directs the academic team at Swinburne Online, which recently celebrated its five-year anniversary. In her role, she provides leadership and…
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Profile: Amy Edwards, UTAS zoologist exploring sex selection to benefit animals
In a new series at Campus Review, we visit with academics and researchers to discuss their studies. To Hobart today with…
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Profile: Zoltan Sarnyai, JCU neuroscientist, budding goulash chef and thong advocate
In a new series at Campus Review, we visit with academics and researchers to discuss their studies. Today we meet…
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Profile: Marco Peres, socially aware dentist with a passion for Brazilian music
In a new series at Campus Review, we visit with academics and researchers to discuss their studies. Today we visit…
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Profile: Nick Braae, musico with a PhD in Queen
In a new series at Campus Review, we visit with academics and researchers to discuss their studies. In this installment,…
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Profile: Multitalented UniSA drunkorexia researcher Alissa Knight
In a new series at Campus Review, we visit with academics and researchers to discuss their studies. In our first…
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Opinion: Nurture seniors’ tech skills for individuals and communities
Many fear our ageing population will place intergenerational stress on the economy. I see a more positive scenario, where a…
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Students’ Ursa Major brings experimental theatre to bear
Tiana Buckley is a lover of original, immersive, experimental and applied drama. We've all sat in a theatre watching a…
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UniMelb reveals 12 apostles of commercialising research
The University of Melbourne has today revealed a 12-name ledger of luminaries for its inaugural Enterprise Professors slate. This collective,…
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Sydney Conservatorium hosts rap musical adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’
One of Australia’s oldest music schools will host a sold out performance of students and a slam poet rapping an adaptation…
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Toughen up teaching degree entry standards: Grattan
In its long list of recommendations to the next federal government, the Grattan Institute is calling for tougher entry standards…
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Principals directly affect exam results: study
University of Melbourne economists have determined that school principals have a direct impact on students’ scores in standardised testing such as…
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CQUniversity exploring psychological and biological effect of inducements on vulnerable gamblers
We've all seen ads on TV, in newspapers, splashed across social media, on the sides of buses and on billboards…
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UniMelb opens $6.5 million arts education facility
With endless announcements about new multimillion-dollar STEM facilities opening at Australian universities, arts education has finally received some love. It’s…
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Mitchell Institute calls for measuring school students’ soft skills
A university think tank wants the soft skills of schoolchildren to be measured, including critical thinking ability, work ethic and…
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Deakin opens AFL training ground for Geelong Cats
The AFL’s Geelong Cats are coming off a loss at the MCG, but they hope to have an edge there next time. Deakin…
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Australian Academy of Science releases STEM education wish list
STEM education is the Australian Academy of Science’s number one election priority, as per a policy statement released yesterday. Unveiled…
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Opinion: Dispelling myths and making the case for academic pay reform
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) makes its case for university remuneration reform. There is widespread evidence that academic staff in…
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Opinion: OT reforms would lead to unis playing ducks and drakes
National Tertiary Education Union industrial relations claim threatens the demise of the academy and international competitiveness. Academic staff at Australian…
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Have architecture, will travel from USYD to Venice
“A very talented group of students has spent the past four months developing their designs and fabricating architectural models that…
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Opinion: Lead the university disruption conversation or await destruction
In fewer than five years, some Australian universities will be forced to shut their doors. This prediction, while brutal, reflects…
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STEM degrees don’t guarantee jobs, wealth
Despite the opening pages of the hot-off-the-press Good Careers Guide preaching STEM and all its glories – the guide’s education…
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JCU researcher deems ADHD a real medical condition
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a real medical condition, not merely poor behaviour. That's the message from Dr Helen…
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Opinion: Psychology’s future is in flux but still bright
Technology, rural shortages and changing definitions of mental health will all affect the profession, but opportunities for careers will remain.…
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Children’s reading skills improve as UQ academics train teachers
Professional learning delivered by academics to teachers in Queensland’s Bowen Basin has improved reading ability in the local schoolchildren. The project…
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