Australia’s university students have impressed the judges of The Big Idea competition, showcasing a plethora of unique business plans designed to tackle an area of disadvantage. The latest competition hosted by The Big Issue magazine invited students to develop solutions to ...
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“As a uni student who just moved out of home, being able to pay rent as well as survive without a job or parental help was my biggest stress ... the availability of jobs to uni students, especially new ones ...
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The way university research is measured and rewarded needs to change. Helen Razer has called these times an Age of False Enlightenment, in which our leaders regularly make claims to know what they do not know. We might dub it ...
More »Cyber factory to train future students
A new ‘cyber factory’ in Tonsley, South Australia, will be used to train Australia’s future students in automation, robotics and implementing new digital technologies. Flinders University will install the Tonsley Manufacturing Innovation Hub with the help of a $490,000 grant ...
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WATTERSTON HEADED FOR MELBOURNE Dr Jim Watterston has been appointed dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. He is currently the director-general of the Queensland Department of Education and Training, and has more than 30 years’ experience in education, ...
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A new set of rankings puts the MBAs offered by Melbourne Business School (MBS) and AGSM at UNSW in the global top 50. Global higher education company QS produced its inaugural QS World University Rankings: Global MBA using five factors – ...
More »Griffith and Deakin combine to create online research course
Griffith University and Deakin University have teamed up to create a two-week online course designed to give participants a strong understanding of the concepts and methods essential to undertaking and understanding research. Called ‘Why research matters’, the free course begins ...
More »Australia’s oldest university college, version 2.0?
The oldest university college in Australia is also one consistently rocked by scandal. St Paul's at USYD, a 200 resident, 'liberal Anglican' all-male establishment suffered its latest public indignity in May this year, when the following post appeared on a ‘St ...
More »QUT sunscreen study encourages cricket fans to #BeatEngland
Researchers from QUT rolled out a sun smart project at the recent Brisbane Ashes Test at the Gabba aimed at reducing sunburn rates among spectators. Coinciding with National Skin Cancer Action Week, the project saw QUT researchers join the Gabba ...
More »Project will elevate the status of VET
Australia’s National Apprentice Employment Network (NAEN) has welcomed a new initiative that will promote the range of careers available through VET. The Real Skills for Real Careers project was launched by the federal government today and will champion the benefits ...
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