Dr Megan Williams is an early-career researcher employed full time at Western Sydney University, who graduated from her PhD in 2015. Williams is a descendant of the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales and also has English and Irish heritage. ...
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Why wouldn’t you want to lead the University of Canberra? That’s what professor Deep Saini asked Campus Review on his first day as vice-chancellor. Taking the reins last Thursday, September 1, Saini endorsed UC as “a very attractive institution at ...
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Dylan Griffiths is the education officer for the University of Sydney Students Representative Council. He’s currently a lead instigator of an occupation protest at the Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), which has been the centre of a merger and ...
More »$800,000 painting donated to ANU
Universities love to boast about the donations they receive, but a recent gift to the Australian National University is something special. It’s an $800,000 painting by Chinese artist Zhang Peili, which was previously thought to have been lost. Flying Machine, ...
More »Only one-third of parents save for children’s education
A survey shows that while most parents intend to save money for their children’s education, only one-third follow through – and most believe the federal government should help. The Australian Scholarships Groups (ASG) surveyed 1000 parents. ASG found that while 93 per cent of ...
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New South Wales skills minister John Barilaro has told a conference that declining VET enrolments and the sector's so-called 'middle child' status in education is “the price of, for decades, telling young kids to go to university”. Barilaro, speaking yesterday at ...
More »Unis should outsource software: TechnologyOne
Universities shouldn’t set up their own software systems, as they’re better off outsourcing them – a software company executive has advised. Matt Arnott, TechnologyOne’s general manager for education, said he’s seen many universities try to set up their own software systems ...
More »Regional unis top city cousins in graduate employment rankings
Rankings measuring student experience, graduate employment outcomes and starting salaries have placed Australia's regional universities on top. The Good Universities Guide 2017, published by the Good Education Group (GEG) and released on Monday, shows that while country and city universities have ...
More »UTS plans to divest from fossil fuels by end of year
The University of Technology Sydney has indicated it will commit to fossil fuel divestment by the end of the year. In a public University Council meeting, acting chancellor professor Brian Wilson responded to a question asking if UTS would commit ...
More »Uni supercomputers a big target for hackers: Dell official
Purchasing a supercomputer is a trend, among the universities that can afford it. But a Dell executive has warned they attract hackers, and foreign government agencies, like moths to a flame. “We do know scientific data is very valuable, to both ...
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