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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Students were slightly less positive about the overall quality of their education last year. The latest QILT student experience survey, released today, found 78 per cent of students rated the quality of their entire educational experience positively. It was the ...
More »CDU to lead home visiting program for Indigenous mums and infants
Last year marked a decade that the Australian Nurse-Family Partnership Program (ANFPP) was launched on the lands of the Arrernte people. A health initiative of the Australian government funded as part of the Closing the Gap Strategy, it aims to empower ...
More »Unis offer bursaries to students unable to travel to Australia
Universities are continuing to reach into their coffers to assist students affected by the government’s China travel ban, with Australian National University recently announcing a one-off bursary worth up to $5000. In a statement, deputy vice-chancellor (academic) Professor Grady Venville ...
More »Researchers cannot remain ‘blind’ to effects of climate change on their work
While awareness of the far-reaching impact of climate change is rapidly increasing, the extent of the possible negative effects is still being discovered. A new study has prompted Australian experts to warn the higher education sector to prepare for climate ...
More »Hearing aids may be key to slowing cognitive decline: research
Delaying cognitive decline and improving brain function in older adults with the use of hearing aids has been the focus of new research. Cognitive decline is associated with hearing loss, which affects about 32 per cent of people aged over ...
More »Researchers identify two coronavirus strains
Scientists in China studying the outbreak of disease caused by the coronavirus say they have found that two main strains of the virus are circulating in humans and causing infections. The researchers, from Peking University's School of Life Sciences and ...
More »Investigating a period of change, instability and disruption – Professor Zlatko Skbris – Podcast
Professor Zlatko Skrbis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Innovation) and Professor of Sociology at Australian Catholic University, is the chief principal investigator of an Australian Research Council-funded social futures project entitled, Our Lives. With the support of various experts and research assistants, the project ...
More »QS World University Rankings by Subject shows slight Australian decline
The 10th edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject shows a 10 per cent decrease in the number of Australian university programs achieving a top-20 ranking for their subject, dipping from 68 to 61. The QS ...
More »Uni research reveals opioid prescriptions doubled over the last 24 years
New research has found that opioid prescriptions for non-cancer related pain has doubled over the last 24 years. Academics from the University of Sydney, the University of Warwick (UK), the University of Notre Dame, the University of New South Wales and Monash ...
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