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 »UTS, two other young Australian unis make top 20 list
The applause for University of Technology Sydney might not yet have faded but it can once again pat itself on the back after another set of rankings gave it the top Australian spot on a list of young universities, albeit under ...
More »Contract cheating draft legislation too heavy-handed: unis, students
A student helping out a struggling classmate might be worried they’re incriminating themselves should draft legislation to prohibit academic cheating services move ahead unchanged. That’s one of the potential problems with the scope of the bill's details spelled out by ...
More »Podium position for RMIT in unofficial blockchain ranking
An Australian university has nabbed a spot on a list of 10 institutions dedicated to the study of digital currencies. Compiled by digital assets provider Kaiko, the “not an official” ranking put RMIT University third, above competitors like Princeton and ...
More »Hidden treasures: feeding the world with future smart food
In a world that talks of 'obesity epidemics' and 'global connectedness', hundreds of millions struggle each day to get enough food to survive. For more than 800 million people on our planet, much of their daily life and what energy ...
More »Google, US university face potential class action lawsuit
It was meant to improve healthcare and save lives but a project between Google and The University of Chicago has put the two organisations in hot water. In May 2017, The University of Chicago Medicine Center announced that it was ...
More »The evolution of academic misconduct
The student experience has been greatly impacted by the student learning experience. Online resources provide students with a wealth of knowledge, apps have provided a gamified approach to learning, and virtual classrooms offer students the ability to sit in on ...
More »Education sector to see oversupply of jobs, starting to ‘get some teeth’
Population growth and workforce turnover will see an education sector with too many jobs and not enough graduates. That’s according to Griffith University’s Professor Donna Pendergast, speaking on the back of research that revealed the fields of education most at ...
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 ...
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