How do you make a toad’s genome exciting? How do you convince researchers to increase their media footprint? And how – the eternal question – do you inspire people to send more dollars your way? These are the predicaments that the ...
More »Idaho uni panel reviews dismissal of professor, meth-related student alert
A University of Idaho panel has backed a journalism professor’s dismissal but skirted around an alert text the institution sent to students warning that she told police she used meth and had access to firearms. Denise Bennett was put on ...
More »That’s not us: US uni distances itself from moniker-sharing big pharma
What’s in a name? Potential damage to reputation for one US university. For the most part, Australian universities keep it simple when picking a name – opting almost exclusively for geographical references or notable figures. But basing an institution’s name ...
More »US uni appoints Academy Award-winner McConaughey as professor
Alright, alright, alright, class. Students at the University of Texas’ Moody College of Communication might be hearing this at the beginning of their first lecture later this year after Matthew McConaughey was appointed professor of practice. The Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar and ...
More »Gender equality at UTS: the soapbox
Hi, Wade Zaglas here, education editor for Campus Review. Welcome to our new soapbox segment where we discuss some of the more the more controversial issues of the week. The University of Technology Sydney has made a decision to raise ...
More »UTS to add 10 bonus points to some women’s ATAR scores
Should a woman wish to study an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney, she would see her ATAR score suddenly jump 10 points. The same adjustment would be made to the ...
More »Tehan details foreign interference taskforce at Press Club
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has unveiled details for a university foreign interference taskforce in his address at the National Press Club in Canberra. The group will be made up of representatives from universities and government agencies in equal measure ...
More »How brains in dishes might help children with dementia
Childhood dementia might sound like a misnomer to some, but five Australians every year are born with an untreatable form of the disease. Now, South Australian researchers will use ‘brain in a dish’ technology to improve the lives of those diagnosed ...
More »Grattan’s new report proposes strategies to stem teacher shortage crisis
The latest Grattan Institute Report, Attracting high achievers to teaching, is proposing a $1.6 billion reform package to “double the number of high achievers who choose to become teachers, and increase the average ATAR of teaching graduates to 85, within ...
More »New research finds Aussie men live longest
If you’re an Australian man, you’re better placed than any other male group in the world to reach a ripe old age. This is according to new research by ANU. Pulling data from 15 countries with high-life expectancies across Europe, ...
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