The federal government said it would crack down on cheats, cyber hacking and foreign interference last year, and now it seems they’ve moved a step towards it. The federally funded “Education Integrity Unit” to be announced today will be policed ...
More »Curtin receives funding for research into 3-D printing of skin for chronic wounds
Researchers at Curtin University have received a grant of $737,689 to help develop an affordable and effective treatment for patients with chronic and severe wounds. The grant was announced by the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, following the latest grant ...
More »A precarious time to be an academic and the long-lasting effects of casualisation
Thousands of highly trained, specialised academics who are casual or on a fixed term-contract face an uncertain – even precarious – future as COVID-19 and diplomatic tensions threaten to cripple Australia’s university system. According to Guardian Australia, Dr Yaegan Doran ...
More »‘This should alarm all Australians’: The Australian Academy of the Humanities and DASSH outline the new funding flaws
Deep concerns were raised last week by the Australian Academy of the Humanities regarding the government’s proposed changes to university course fees, which will privilege a range of in-demand subjects (including nursing and teaching) and discourage students from embarking on ...
More »Independent Tertiary Education sector calls for JobKeeper extension
Australia’s peak body for the independent tertiary education sector is urging the government to retain the JobKeeper initiative, saying it has played a critical role in securing the sector. The Independent Tertiary Council of Australia (ITECA) said the initiative has ...
More »Torrens University registers huge interest in its short courses: Podcast
CampusReview · Torrens University registers huge interest in its short courses: Paul Brafield The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a quick rethink of how to get unemployed or underemployed workers back into jobs and retain their skills base. It has ...
More »A little bit of sweat helps the mind excel
It’s long been known that healthy levels of physical activity benefit one’s entire body and has a positive effect on mood. But new research has now found that there is a link between school students’ levels of exercise and their ...
More »Pre-service teachers and graduates could help deliver $1bn tutoring plan to disadvantaged students: Grattan report
One of Australia’s premier public policy think tanks has recommended a $1 billion tutoring grant to help disadvantaged students whose learning has been set back by the COVID-19 school closures. The Grattan Institute has written a report outlining the need ...
More »Seeing is not always believing: the need for media literacy in Australia and the United States
Western Sydney University will partner with The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) in America to assess the state of media literacy education in both Australia and the United States. While the ability to “access, analyse, evaluate and create ...
More »ANU researchers develop temperature record that eclipses the Bureau of Meteorology’s
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have tracked back to 1838 to record a daily temperature record, identifying more heatwaves since the pre-industrial period and a decrease in cold snaps. Dr Joelle Gergis, lead researcher from the ANU, said the ...
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