Lot of sex kills conornavirus. A factory in Footscray is hoarding grocery items. A Stanford University breath test will tell you if you have COVID-19. These are the types of stories about COVID-19 that RMIT ABC Fact Check’s new coronavirus ...
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Australia’s peak body for independent providers in the higher education, vocational education, training and skills sector has put a number of measures to government amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Independent Education Council of Australia (ITECA) said it’s “facing a challenge” ...
More »Tuberculosis vaccine to be given to healthcare workers in fight against COVID-19
Australian infectious disease researchers are trialling a vaccine against COVID-19 on healthcare workers. Professor Kathryn North, director of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), today announced the multi-centre randomised controlled clinical trial of a tuberculosis vaccine to test whether it ...
More »UniSA steps up to help SA schools transition to online learning
The University of South Australia has confirmed it will assist the state’s schools to transition to online learning, after an announcement by South Australian Minister for Education John Gardney yesterday. Professor Shane Dawson, UniSA’s Head of School for Education, contends ...
More »Worm-like creature a forerunner to humans: researchers
A worm-like creature smaller than a grain of rice that burrowed on the seafloor in search of meals like dead organic matter about 555 million years ago may be the evolutionary forerunner of most animals living today – including people. ...
More »US uni draws ire for inviting students back to campus
A US university is in hot water over its decision to invite students back to campus amid the country’s COVID-19 crisis. Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, broke step with other US and international institutions – who have been sending students ...
More »Academics dismantle private school claims about taxpayer dollars
Non-government schools don't bring about the savings to the taxpayer that they're purported to. That’s the call from a group of Australian researchers following their analysis of My School website data. The team from the Universities of Sydney, Wollongong and ...
More »Cambridge students push for option to retake final year, grading alternatives
University of Cambridge students have called on their pro-vice chancellor of education to let them opt for the postponement of exams and coursework deadlines until the COVID-19 outbreak passes and, if preferred, restart their final year. The letter, addressed to ...
More »COVID-19 update: unis pause classes as further restrictions announced
The government has tightened restrictions on gatherings and travel due to the spread of COVID-19 and, with more measures predicted in the coming weeks and months, Australia’s universities are freezing classes in an effort to get them online. On Tuesday, ...
More »USyd, UNSW students test positive for COVID-19
Two students at New South Wales universities have been diagnosed with coronavirus over the weekend. The University of Sydney on Sunday said a student was diagnosed with the virus on the weekend and that six campus locations were then extensively ...
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