International students’ desire to study in Australia is gradually returning following the pandemic, according to a new survey. It also revealed that Australia is closing in on Canada as the most preferred destination country for students. Responses from more than ...
More »‘Here to make a statement’: Five Queensland unis set to strike
Staff at five of Queensland's largest universities have announced plans to strike tomorrow as part ongoing industrial action to call for higher pay and improved workplace conditions. On Thursday, hundreds of staff from Queensland University, Griffith University, Queensland University of ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Creating better career prospects for all through a student engagement and EdTech strategy – episode 60
Ian Dunn, provost of Coventry University joins HEDx to share the secrets of success of the UK's top younger university for graduate career prospects. In today's podcast, Ian discusses how the UK university has gained a global reputation for innovation ...
More »‘I thought I was reaching the end’: NHMRC vows gender equality in grant funding
From 2023, the NHMRC will attribute equal numbers of funding grants to women, non-binary researchers and men, in order to address ‘systemic’ gender inequities. The new initiative was announced by health minister Mark Butler last week, and will see the ...
More »Curtin University’s NASA mission
Over the weekend, a team of Curtin University researchers were tasked by NASA to observe the Lucy' spacecraft as it passed close to Earth, with Western Australia being the best vantage point. Researchers from Curtin’s Desert Fireball Network headed to ...
More »Clare flags university accord progress
Federal education minister Jason Clare will announce the details of the Australian Universities Accord, including its panel of “eminent Australians” and their terms of reference, next month. Speaking to the University Chancellor's Council last week, the minister said the bipartisan ...
More »QUT, ANU and RMIT join forces to grow plants on the Moon
An Australian native grass will be sent to the Moon by 2025 in a first step toward establishing sustainable life on the celestial body. The project led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher Lauren Fell in association with national ...
More »Skunkworks, start-up or strategic priority: where is digital transformation in your university? Opinion
Skunkworks was the term given to a secret, small team of R&D engineers at Lockheed Corp in 1943 tasked with finding breakthrough innovations in jet fighter technology, in the heat of battle. They generated a new design in a month ...
More »University of Adelaide joins six Australian institutions in Times Higher Education top 100
Australia now has seven universities in the world’s top 100 as ranked by Times Higher Education with the University of Adelaide joining the elite group. The University of Melbourne remains Australia’s most highly ranked institution, slipping to 34th this year ...
More »Are digital classrooms a viable permanent alternative? – Opinion
Some practices and ways of working, historically, have proven more enduring than others. Digital nomadism actually represents a huge step away from the long-established experiences and traditions of human learning which have customarily relied upon F2F (face to face) human ...
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