The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against The University of Melbourne over allegations of coercion and adverse action against two casuals who tried to claim the extra hours they had worked. The watchdog alleges, in documents filed in ...
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French scientist issues apology after trolling Twitter with a slice of chorizo
A respected French scientist had to issue a worldwide apology following a Twitter prank in which he posted a picture of a chorizo slice that he described as being from the James Webb Space Telescope. Director and physicist at the ...
More »How digital technologies and biometrics can streamline the student experience: opinion
The education industry needs to urgently respond to the changing nature of student expectations. While many students are returning to their studies with more of a digital-first mindset, there has also been a significant drop in international students returning to Australian ...
More »Five pitfalls of adopting the block mode of teaching, and strategies to overcome them: opinion
Block Mode of Teaching (BMT) is a model of teaching where subjects are offered in shorter periods of time. In the traditional semester mode of teaching, four units are normally offered in a 12 week window. In the BMT usually ...
More »Flinders shares its resources to promote student wellbeing on campus
Lead researcher of Flinders University's wellbeing campaign, the Good Vibes Experiment, is encouraging the sector to use its free material to promote student wellbeing on campus. Built up as a collective project between mental health professionals, design communication specialists and ...
More »More international students to return after govt eases Covid rules
Australian universities will see more international students on campus after the government scrapped a raft of COVID-19 restrictions last week. In a statement last week health minister Mark Butler announced that people entering Australia would no longer be required to ...
More »Online innovation and partnerships as core university enterprise – opinion
The phenomenal growth and success story of Arizona State University, as a journey from a teachers’ college to a world-class major research university to a global online innovator, has been bolstered by bold, determined, long-term, strategic ventures undertaken through partnerships. ...
More »The missing ten per cent – you get what you pay for in higher education: opinion
Why do ten per cent of Australian students choose non-government (independent) institutions of higher education in preference to universities? With over 140,000 students enrolled in approximately 120 independent higher education institutions, this sector saves the Australian taxpayer the cost of ...
More »A personal perspective on how we can better support international students
When international student Charlotte* chose to study at the University of Sydney, she did it for the prestige and the promise of a world class education, yet she feels like she has been treated as a “cash cow”. For years ...
More »Quasi-judicial committees vs state courts: opinion
The MeToo# hashtag had more than 19 million respondents in its first year alone, with many survivors disclosing their stories for the first time. It became, as Tarana Burke - the acknowledged founder of the movement - puts it “one ...
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