The top public servant in New South Wales refugee resettlement and recently re-installed Western Sydney University chancellor said the 20 per cent federal government cut to universities would not impede his institution’s efforts to give refugees accessible higher education. Professor Peter Shergold, ...
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Researcher enlists computers to find cures hiding in big data
Can computers solve some of the world’s deadliest diseases? That’s the big question one computer scientist is aiming to solve. Associate professor Karin Verspoor, University of Melbourne expert in computational bioscience, argues computers can help cure illnesses by simply sifting ...
More »Rankings kingpin warns against under-investing in unis
While Australia has performed solidly in this year’s Times Higher Education rankings of universities aged under 50 – the mastermind behind the list warns Australia’s performance could slip drastically if it doesn’t match the level of investment of its East ...
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COAG-sponsored review warns against sidelining TAFE
A mid-term review of the federal government’s five-year skills plan – implemented by federal Labor in 2012 – has concluded that TAFE shouldn’t be deemed ‘just another provider’ within the VET sector. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) commissioned ACIL Allen's Review ...
More »More funding for human research ethics committees: expert
The National Health and Medical Research Council must lobby government for funding to properly support human medical research ethics committees, an internationally renowned expert has argued. Professor Linda Shields, American Academy of Nursing fellow and Charles Sturt University nursing academic, ...
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RedSpace moves TAFE Qld into applied research
TAFE Queensland has broken into the applied research sector with a new centre and indicates a future push into formal research – traditionally the domain of universities. TAFE QLD’s RedSpace Centre for Applied Research and Innovation partners with local small ...
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