We all know that being resilient is a necessary skill in life, being able to bounce back after life serves us lemons. But new research has found that it’s even more critical for communications professionals living in regional Australia. The ...
More »New plagiarism tool developed by educators
Text-matching software for detecting and preventing plagiarism is nothing new, but new software released by Swedish start-up Urkund in partnership with Androgogic promises to up the ante. In a world increasingly full of “copy and paste” and students paying for ...
More »That’s doctor of heavy metal, sir
Even though the heavy metal music industry is a money-making machine and the fastest growing music genre in the world, it hasn’t been seen as a topic of serious academic inquiry in Australia. Until now. Last week the University of ...
More »Weekly roundup 5: major university rankings released and NTEU slams UOW Council decision
Hi and welcome to another Campus Review weekly roundup of the top news stories we covered this week. I’m Wade Zaglas, the education editor. You can either read this summary or listen to the podcast below. All stories can be ...
More »UTS tops Australia’s young university list for the fifth time
Some of Australia’s youngest universities have much to be proud of today, with the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings listing eight of them in the top 50 universities established within the last 50 years. The University of Technology Sydney is Australia’s ...
More »Productivity Commission questions demand-driven university model
The demand-driven university system is having mixed results on student performance and outcomes, a new Productivity Commission report has found. While the report found the new system has increased student numbers – particularly students from low socio-economic backgrounds – it ...
More »Weekly roundup 4: Staring down the gift horse, Ramsay Centre misconceptions and Victoria University’s fresh approach
Hi, Wade Zaglas here, education editor for Campus Review. Welcome to our fourth weekly roundup. You can either read this summary or listen to the podcast below. Our most popular story by far this week was the University of Alabama’s ...
More »Dispelling the myths of the Ramsay Centre
Established in March 2017 through a bequest by the Ramsay Foundation, the Ramsay Centre’s objective is to reinvigorate the study of Western civilisation in Australia. The Centre aims to have its program taught in two to three universities initially, mainly ...
More »Roundup debate hits Australia
This week several Sydney councils decided they would review the use of the weedkiller Roundup, which contains the hotly debated chemical glyphosate. Two Australian law firms – including Maurice Blackburn – are investigating the potential for a class lawsuit against ...
More »ANU hack points to troubling year ahead
A trove of personal data held at one of Australia’s premier universities has been accessed by a “sophisticated operator”, signalling troubling times ahead for data security. According to a statement issued by Australia National University’s Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt, the ...
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