The political history of Aboriginal Australians is being reappraised and rewritten through Victoria University’s Aboriginal History Archive (AHA). Containing thousands of digitised and rare photos, videos, campaign ephemera, press clippings and manuscripts, the collection covers the self-determination movement that swept ...

We all know that being resilient is a necessary skill in life, being able to bounce back after life serves us lemons. But new research has found that it’s even more critical for communications professionals living in regional Australia. The ...

Text-matching software for detecting and preventing plagiarism is nothing new, but new software released by Swedish start-up Urkund in partnership with Androgogic promises to up the ante. In a world increasingly full of “copy and paste” and students paying for ...

Even though the heavy metal music industry is a money-making machine and the fastest growing music genre in the world, it hasn’t been seen as a topic of serious academic inquiry in Australia. Until now. Last week the University of ...

Analytics and AI are combining to provide fantastic insights into “student learning and progress”. While today's learning platforms can provide basic feedback on, say, how much of text a student has read or whether they have completed a section of ...

VitalSource® is a proven innovator and trusted partner for institutions globally. Their platforms provide students and educators with access to immersive, engaging digital content, while interactive study and analytics tools give users experiences and insights that cannot be achieved with ...

“Thirty-eight percent of NSW universities’ total student revenue came from overseas students from three countries.” This was one key finding to come out of a new report released last week by the state’s audit office, which provides summary and analysis ...

Southern Adelaide’s economy is set to boom after plans were released for Flinders Village, a $1.5 billion health and education precinct. Located at Flinders University’s Bedford Park campus and adjacent to Flinders Station, the Village will include a Health Research ...

Australian university research has been given a much-needed shot in the arm, with IP Group making its first investment of $4.5 million. The global Group, which commercialises university research, has signed agreements with Australia’s Group of Eight Universities – as ...

The volume of data available to organisations is growing exponentially and so is demand for the professionals who know how to gain advantages from the use of “big data”. Universities are responding by launching more courses to meet demand for ...