The University of the Sunshine Coast’s new campus will almost double its student population. USC has recently won a tender from Moreton Bay Regional Council to set up a campus in Petrie, Brisbane. The campus will be completed in 2020 and ...
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Young tech-savvy workers are more likely to risk computer security systems than their less impulsive older colleagues, an Adelaide researcher says. A University of Adelaide study into different personality traits and computer behaviours says younger tech-savvy employees are more likely ...
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Supercomputers to condense 3000 years of research into one
A researcher will use supercomputers to power through almost 3000 years worth of calculations in one year. Professor Richard Sandberg, a University of Melbourne aircraft engine expert, has secured the use of Swiss and US supercomputers to do the calculations needed to complete ...
More »RUN welcomes expansion of Youth Allowance
Changes to the Youth Allowance will get more people into country universities, the Regional Universities Network has said. Ushered through Parliament last week, these changes mean all dependent children will be taken into consideration for Youth Allowance eligibility. Previously, some ...
More »ARC explains research funding isn’t gender based
The Australian Research Council has reiterated that its grants aren’t based on gender. Next year, the ARC plans to implement a range of measures to close research’s gender gap. This includes improving gender balance on grant selection committees, investigating options ...
More »USYD hits $600 million fundraising target two years early
The University of Sydney’s fundraising campaign has reached its goal of $600 million, two years ahead of schedule. With the original goal now realised, INSPIRED’s new target is $750 million by the end of 2017. Tim Dolan, USYD’s vice-principal of ...
More »Response to ISIS requires ‘soft’ approach, too: expert
Hard counter-terrorism responses to the Paris bombing risk neglecting de-radicalisation programs, which schools play a key role in, an expert has said. Hard responses include military action, increased securitisation, toughened legislative measures and clamping down with law enforcement. Nationals MP ...
More »Opinion: Higher-ed disruption handing control to consumers
Digital disruption hits traditional universities hard but good changes should outweigh bad. By Michael Hewitt-Gleeson At an accelerating rate, digital disruption has been undermining many of our traditional institutions and industries, such as banking and finance, music, transport, broadcasting, science ...
More »Major trial of ketamine as antidepressant in works
The University of New South Wales is set to lead the largest clinical trial into ketamine as a treatment for depression. Doctors and veterinarians use ketamine as an anesthetic. The drug is also used illicitly as a hallucinogen. A $2.1 million grant ...
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