Citizens of the lucky country can no longer rely on good fortune for prosperity – they must rely on capabilities. This is the premise of a new Mitchell Institute report. "Today the question is not if we should seek to teach young ...
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What do the White House and UNSW have in common? The presence of a certain social justice hero, Dr Martin Luther King Jr., in bust form. A bronze recreation of the late Reverend and Nobel Peace Prize Winner now graces ...
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"Your mental and physical health are by far the most important consideration in all that you do while in our lab. Moreover, success should not come at the cost of maintaining your interests/hobbies or healthy relationships in your life." This ...
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Times Higher Education (THE) has released the first set of subject rankings for 2019. Stanford University, the University of Oxford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped the World University Rankings 2019 by subject for business and economics, education, law and social ...
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When used correctly, credit cards and personal loans are a great way to build your credit rating and give you the freedom you need to make important purchases. New credit reporting rules are making it all the more important to ...
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Though all cultures perceive contract cheating as wrong, nearly half of ESL students see plagiarism – a subtler form of cheating – as less problematic. They think universities make ‘too much of a fuss of people cheating’ in this manner. A fifth of ...
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The world's oldest universities weren't just sites of learning. They were also civic, religious and social institutions. Without Oxford, Bologna and Al-Karueein we wouldn't have modern-day ethics, or defences against bygone empires or the omniscient power of the medieval church. Universities were ...
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It’s the question just about every maths teacher will hear multiple times a year – ‘Will we even use this in real life?’ – but a new course might help nip it in the bud. The NSW Government has announced ...
More »Regional Australia broadens choice and value for international students: opinion
International students are a major contributor to the rich cultural diversity of Australia’s higher education population and Australia has achieved an enviable record as a desirable student destination. Tertiary education now represents Australia’s third largest export sector and growth in ...
More »University, union partner to tackle mental health nurse shortage
The university and nursing sectors have teamed up to boost the number of mental health nurses in South Australia. Flinders University and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch) joined forces to tackle statistics showing the state is set ...
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