The start of year three of a global pandemic, with a new variant and all of its ramifications, is heightening concern among our leaders, staff, students and partners in universities. It is highlighting how feelings differ from earlier years. It is ...
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HEDx Podcast – What is a university of enterprise? Episode 40
VC David Lloyd of the University of South Australia shares insights from running the first staff jam across his whole university aimed at bringing staff engagement into its strategy; and repeating it again 4 years later. He describes how one unforeseen ...
More »Stranded engineering students set to embark on coastal road trip to strengthen friendships and ‘stay motivated’
A group of University of Sydney engineering students studying remotely in India will soon meet each other in person on a trip along India’s picturesque south-east coast. The group of six, who have been studying online from their homes for ...
More »USQ research team plans to use AI to better target treatment-resistant depression
Some ten years after Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy provided a new option in the fight against treatment-resistant depression, University of Southern Queensland (USQ) researchers have plans to refine the procedure by using artificial intelligence (AI). Called Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ...
More »Offshore, onshore or just not sure? The future of hybrid teaching – opinion
As the onshore international student market continues to be suppressed by the ever-evolving manifestations of COVID-19, the heady lure of establishing offshore operations in potential growth markets in Asia is inevitably the fare of boardroom discussions in many universities and ...
More »Adelaide University ‘considering’ cutting around 130 jobs to deal with $22 million black hole in 2022
Go8 member The University of Adelaide may have to cut roughly 130 jobs to address the loss of international student revenue as the global pandemic and lockdowns continue. Adelaide university’s vice-chancellor Peter Hoj invited staff to a forum yesterday to ...
More »Some academics are reluctant to travel to China, even if borders are reopened
A reluctance is growing among international academics to travel to China for research-related work and academic conferences, even if COVID-19 border restrictions become more flexible. One academic who is being detained in China is Yuan Keqin, both a Chinese national ...
More »Ageism and selfies: why are older people reluctant to take and share selfies online?
Over half of Older Australians are reluctant to share photos online due to a fear of being ridiculed, according to new research from Swinburne University. Researchers from Swinburne ran a day-long pilot study, interviewing thirty people aged over 65 on their ...
More »HEDx Podcast – How leaders cope with incivility by academics – Episode 29
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - How leaders cope with incivility by academics - Episode 29 This episode of HEDx has Karl and Martin joined by Professor Lynn Bosetti of UBC in Canada, who gives insights into how Australian leaders in universities ...
More »STEM teacher shortage still an issue academics, industry bodies warn
A shortage of maths and science teachers at a Queensland high school has exposed the growing crisis facing schools in STEM subject areas. It has also reignited debate among academics and professional bodies about what can be done to attract ...
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