Australian universities have slipped in the latest round of international higher education rankings, with only five local institutions placing in the world's top 50. The Australian National University ranked as the nation's best institution, but also dropped three places to ...
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Cadmus CEO Herk Kailis joins the podcast to outline how EdTech companies have emerged to provide support services to help individual universities focus on what they want to be great at. He describes the importance and scope for technology innovation ...
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Staff from Western Sydney University (WSU) have gone on strike over insecure work conditions and better wages. On Tuesday, hundreds of students and full-time and casual staff gathered around the Parramatta South campus after pay negotiations stalled between the union ...
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Changing your mind increases your chances of success, a new study from the University of Queensland reveals, yet people seldom do so. According to the researchers, people tend to change their mind to correct an error they made. "If you ...
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Former prime minister Julia Gillard has warned working from home may disadvantage women who risk becoming “invisible behind a screen” while men return to the office. The former PM said women were more likely to work from home in order ...
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Conflict over property rights could delay scientific progress on COVID-19, due to international vaccine developers refusing to share their resources, an expert has said. Vaccines and other COVID-19 technologies have been shared via the World Health Organization's Covid-19 Technology Access ...
More »Higher education debts to surge
A huge deadline is looming for almost three million university students saddled with student debt, who have just six days before they are hit with a big payment increase. From June 1, the indexation rate applied to HECS–HELP loans will ...
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Universities are sleepwalking on gender equity and must implement stronger policies to address sexism and increase womens' representation in higher levels of academia, sector leaders have said. Higher education consultancy HEDx held its second live conference event in Sydney's Museum ...
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Over two-thirds of Australian university students believe that the switch to online learning has made getting away with cheating easier, new research shows. An analysis of over 1,000 student responses by independent research firm Student Edge found many had either ...
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New figures have highlighted the increased casualisation of Victoria's higher education workforce as staff in major NSW universities prepare for industrial action. Data tabled in the state parliament shows over one-third of academics employed in Victorian universities are casual, with ...
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