There were gold flourishes on the carpet, on the walls, and on the Ramsay Centre banners. A pianist performed the classics while waiters circled with trays of frigid champagne. There were bow ties, red ties and many dark suits. Private school ...

UQ may offer Australia’s best MBA, but should people even bother doing one? or MBA programs worldwide, admissions have generally increased and become less selective. Then there’s tepid corporate profits (ergo, fewer opportunities) combined with a rise in entrepreneurialism, in the context of ...

First it was Mao. Then Deng. Now it’s Xi. The President of the People’s Republic of China is only the third Chinese leader in history to have his ‘thought’ incorporated into the country’s constitution. But as Jinping’s power grows, so too ...

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has welcomed the findings of a report that examines how universities are translating their research into economic and social benefits. The Engagement and Impact Assessment Pilot was conducted this year in preparation for the first ...

Australia is set to become a leader in palliative care research, thanks to a $60 million grant for end-of-life care projects. South Australia will particularly benefit, as Flinders University received $8 million for its palliative care related research. College of ...

If Harry Styles says it, it must be true. “How can you say young girls don’t get it? They’re our future,” he told Rolling Stone magazine earlier this year. The Invergowrie Foundation –  a charitable trust aimed at advancing girls’ ...

Sarah Hanson-Young: “Code for cuts is what this is.” Simon Birmingham: “Sarah, you might love esoteric little papers, but we actually think that it is important that billions of taxpayer dollars going into research delivers things that are of benefit ...

Sydney’s Hawkesbury region has been fertile since 1891. Now, its getting a new, agricultural lease on life, and making Australia’s food more secure in the process. WSU’s state-of-the-art National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre, located at its Hawkesbury campus, is the first of its ...

   Collaborations between Wikipedia and academia benefit everyone. Wikipedia has been through many changes since its inception in 2001. Now that it dwarfs all previous encyclopedias in scope and depth, collaborations with expert contributors are aiding the increased focus on ...

Psychology academics and students at the University of the Sunshine Coast have received a $1.37 million grant to help children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). USC professor of psychology Mary Katsikitis is part of a joint clinical project to ...