Liveability and safety are the top reasons that international students come to Australia, new research from IDP Education has found, though priorities vary from state to state. The 'IDP Education Buyer Behaviour Study', which is a survey of 2800 international students ...
More »Atlantic Philanthropies donates $65.8 million for leadership program
The Atlantic Philanthropies Foundation – established by American duty-free shopping mogul Chuck Feeney – has made one of its last donations in Australia. It’s pledged US$50 million ($65.8 million) to establish a university fellowship dedicated to tackling social inequity. The ...
More »Talking Eds, episode 16: Robot teachers, investments in fossil fuels, crazy VET courses, Mike Baird throws shade
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at what role should robots play in the classroom, how investment in fossil fuels is fueling dissent among universities, catch up on ...
More »Start-up helps overseas students with communication, work rights
Communication skills and work rights are two important subjects for international students. The founders of a new networking program are setting out to help them master both. Peer Camp is an international student networking start-up by Silva Wei and Stephen Zuluaga. ...
More »Thomas leaving USQ for New Zealand’s Massey University
University of Southern Queensland vice-chancellor professor Jan Thomas will step down at the end of the year to become head of New Zealand’s Massey University. Thomas is the second woman to be appointed vice-chancellor of Massey since it officially became a ...
More »ADHD linked to a trajectory of disadvantage
University of Queensland researchers have linked ADHD and conduct disorder (CD) to a trajectory of disadvantage, as these children are more likely to drop-out of high school and not enrol in tertiary education. A study published in the Journal of ...
More »Edinburgh Festival director makes cultures collide at UniMelb
“What is a university if it's not a cultural collision?” That’s Jonathan Mills, eight-time director of the Edinburgh International Festival and a University of Melbourne vice-chancellor’s fellow. Mills has turned the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus into a precinct of ...
More »UQ to keep fossil fuel shares
University of Queensland chancellor Peter Varghese has confirmed UQ won’t divest from the $6.4 million it holds in fossil fuel shares as it “would make no real difference”. He also criticised Queensland University of Technology, which announced divestment last month, for ...
More »Talking Eds, episode 15: Netflix in the preschool, feminism in the VC’s office, VET loans overhaul
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at why streaming services are becoming more prominent in preschool, dive deep into Edith Cowan VC Steve Chapman's coming out as a ...
More »Call for close look at curbing casualisation of uni workforce
Serious investigation into full-time employment pathways for casual academics was among key recommendations of a new report on producing gender equity in higher education. Women, Careers, and Universities: Where to from here? reinforces a hoard of other published literature that ...
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