Some 30 American universities have partnered with Facebook, yet most are keeping schtum on the details. By consulting with Facebook, Washington, D.C.-based publication Inside Higher Ed uncovered that the institutions have signed up to its Sponsored Academic Research Agreement. Beginning in late 2016, 17 institutions joined ...
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The last time your partner or friend prepared a meal for you, did you thank them? If not, don't be alarmed. A new international study has shown this is the more common practice, and in fact, it's not necessarily bad. ...
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New statistics show the most research-intensive group is postgraduate research students. So, they want to be paid for it. According to ABS figures released last week, 57 per cent of hours spent on research in Australia are performed by postgraduate students. ...
More »The race to renovate and attract foreign investment: Opinion
Universities are increasingly investing in their campuses to attract foreign dollars. For as long as they have been in existence, universities have been in competition with one another for the best students and faculty. The earliest universities in the Middle ...
More »Knowing your online customers: Opinion
An education is one of the biggest investments a person will make, and never before has online research played such a crucial role in the decision-making process for eager students. According to EY’s digital strategy report, 94 per cent of people research ...
More »Outrage over new Western civilisation degree at ANU
A version of party politics is at play at ANU, with left and right factions clashing over the university's new Western civilisation degree. As Campus Review presaged at the degree's launch late last year, some groups are taking issue with ...
More »How learning outcomes harm student imagination
Lecturers who do as they’re told - dutifully aligning their delivery, learning activities and assessment with stated learning outcomes - unwittingly stifle student imagination. The intention is good. Learning outcomes are the capabilities or skills that a student is expected ...
More »Futurist uses big data to predict young people’s destinies
Futurist Phil Ruthven thinks the kids are more than alright. The founder of global economic and social market research firm IBISWorld and the newly formed Ruthven Institute has nearly 50 years of experience, as well as access to volumes of big ...
More »Strictly speaking | Eveninger
The online Oxford English Dictionary has regular updates, and an entry added last month was for the word eveninger. It’s actually quite an old term, first cited in the US in 1932 as an item of women’s evening wear, but ...
More »On the move – April
WSU renews Glover’s term Western Sydney University board members have unanimously voted to renew Professor Barney Glover’s term as vice-chancellor and president. Glover joined the university in 2014, and will now remain in the roles until December 2023. WSU chancellor ...
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