Examining community cohesion in Arabic communities in Europe, Christina Slade gets some insights into research impact. Scholars around the world have been exercised with the problem of how to measure the impact of research. The question is particularly stark for ...

Like chocolate for waterel, from past to present, and from the battlefields to the archives, where he discovers a dark episode in Australian history that sits starkly at odds with the Anzac myth and legend. For Daley, the Beersheba of ...

1956 --- Puzzle corner A television commentator during Wimbledon said that in men’s singles on grass, the server has such an advantage that if he’s down 15-40, he still has a 50 per cent chance of winning the game. Assuming ...

Almost two thirds of international students from countries other than India have changed their perception of Australia as a study destination following media reports about attacks on international students, according to a recent survey by IDP Education. The ‘temperature check’ ...

Paid study leave or the integration of education and training into work time should be given serious consideration by employers if they are to ensure their workforce continues to upskill. A major report by University of South Australia researcher Professor ...

Vocational education and training should operate under similar accreditation arrangements as higher education, according to TAFE Directors Australia, which wants the country’s 4885 VET providers to be divvied into hierarchical groupings, with those in the top echelon granted self-accrediting rights. ...

A coherent policy framework similar to that governing the health sector is necessary is Australia is to address rural and regional provision of higher education. Professor Paul Johnson, vice-chancellor of La Trobe University, recently told the AUCEA conference that there ...

Immigration rule changes shock students Thousands of foreign students who enrolled in VET courses in order to get permanent residency in Australia are now unlikely to qualify due to changes in migration rules, a new report from Monash University research ...

The University of Queensland has successfully introduced teaching-focused positions, with academic staff throughout the institution “very positive” about the development and its contribution to the quality of the educational experience. However, there are inconsistent views on the nature of the ...