Universities and high school campuses are diverse places. People come and go throughout the day, students congregate in different locations and a large number of rooms are utilised at any given time. Who’s on campus, what are students and teachers ...
More »Plain Jane no more: Monash Uni reanimates Austen
Jane Austen would surely feel pride, not prejudice, at the opening of a new exhibit in her honour, marking 200 years since her death. Jane Austen, By a Lady is a collaboration between Monash emeritus professor of medicine Chris Browne ...
More »Blended learning is like a green smoothie
University of Western Australia's pro vice-chancellor (education innovation), professor Gilly Salmon, included a very modern analogy in her EduTECH presentation. “You know when you put vegetables in a blender to make a smoothie, you whiz it up, and it tastes really bad? ...
More »Education specificity and security pervade Brother’s new office solutions
Brother has released a new range of printers and multifunction devices targeted at the education sector. “Brother is committed to be 'at your side' today, tomorrow, and for many more years to come," Brother Australia marketing specialist Stefanie Dixon. "The ...
More »UniMelb alum scores on-campus TV show about international student life
He's been on the up and up for a while. First, he became a senior correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central in the United States. Then, he joined the cast of the Warner Bros film Crazy Rich Asians. ...
More »Philip Payton, international man of history
Despite his many past achievements, Philip Payton was surprised to be awarded South Australian Historian of the Year by the History Council of South Australia. “You could’ve knocked me over with a feather,” he exclaimed. ANU associate professor of history ...
More »Australian universities scale world rankings
Five Australian universities have made the top 50 of the QS World University Rankings for 2017-18, with a further three in the top 100. ANU once again led the Australian pack. It recovered from its two-point slip last year to ...
More »Degree dump: latest attrition stats released
The who, where and why of higher education attrition have been revealed by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), the higher education regulator. Its report details the latest dropout rates (from 2014) for first-year students from 130 providers. The ...
More »Groundbreaking Monash study shows mums-to-be gaining too much weight
Researchers from Monash University's Faculty of Medicine have found that three-quarters of women either gain too much or too little weight during pregnancy, following the analysis of data gathered from more than 1 million mums-to-be around the globe. Their findings ...
More »UC cheers ACT Budget faculty funding fillip
The University of Canberra has received a boost from the 2017–18 ACT Budget – a $2.7 million allocation to establish a clinical school for nursing, midwifery and allied health. UC is currently in the midst of a healthcare faculty boom: it is ...
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