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Economic downturn affects US study abroad plans Applications to many overseas study programs this northern summer and autumn are down, and the economy may be to blame, according to a survey of study-abroad directors in US universities. More than half ...

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Research briefs

Loneliness and bad jobs a real pain in the back If you are unhappy with your job or live alone, chances are you will take longer to recover from lower back pain than your less stressed and better supported counterparts, ...

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TER's influence set to wane

The tertiary education rank will become less important as a university entry gatekeeper in the post-Bradley world. And people who work in tertiary admissions centres (TACs) should start sprucing up their CVs, according to the vice-chancellor of Swinburne University, Professor ...

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Pink batts stole my kids'education

Pink batts, local mayors and cash handouts under the federal government’s economic stimulus package had robbed the higher education sector of a much-needed funding boost, according to Opposition education Christopher Pyne. Pyne told last week’s Higher Education Congress in Sydney ...

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Crossing over

Is the transition between VET and the university sector a case of spanning bridges or crossing moats full of crocodiles, asks Ros Brennan Kemmis. In her speech of 4 March, Julia Gillard commented that in terms of Australia’s productivity and ...

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Impoverished fare for poor cousin

With the release of COAG’s workplan, Damon Anderson reflects on the skills reform agenda and finds it lacking imagination. We are purportedly in the midst of an education revolution involving major investment in school infrastructure and revitalisation of higher education. ...

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