Universities are increasingly relying on digital technologies to support, augment and deliver teaching and learning. They are seeking new ways to interact and engage students remotely while also expanding research methods by leveraging new technologies; all this while also driving ...
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CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - A tribute to all Australian university staff from the Chair of UA - Episode 30 This interview with the new chair of Universities Australia sees vice-chancellor of La Trobe John Dewar assess how we are ...
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Paul Jeans has been reappointed as the chancellor of the University of Newcastle, following a backlash against former deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile’s appointment and his decision to stand down. University council members made the decision yesterday. Reflecting on the ...
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Lifelong learning has always been viewed as a worthy pursuit, but the precarious world of today will increasingly force the labour market to “stay ahead” by engaging in formal training throughout their lives. A new OECD report has warned that ...
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The term technological adoption – so broad and all-encompassing it has come to mean nothing in and of itself – has been rolled out countless times over the last decade, and even more over the last year. As COVID continues ...
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The outlook for international student recruitment for onshore delivery in 2021 is indeed looking bleak. The current expectation is for another tight trimester 3 (from September 2021) followed by an optimistic upturn in 2022. In an article including data from ...
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Two US economics researchers have found that female academics on short-term contracts are more likely to grade their students' assignments harshly compared with their male counterparts in the same career situation, which can lead to several negative consequences. Also, students ...
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We all know things are tough Bushfires, floods, pandemic, aged care, wars and military tensions, racism and sexism all clamour for our attention, and 2020 saw plenty of this. These are naturally urgent matters that require attention and our governments ...
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Leading an Australian university just got even more difficult. Minister Alan Tudge clarified in his UA conference speech what many feared. There is no new public funding for the sector. He restated that research needs to shift from being valued because ...
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The QS 2022 rankings, one of the ‘big three’ global university rankings along with Times Higher Education and Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), has just been released. 1300 Institutions have been ranked in QS, up from 1185 last year, ...
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