Australian youth unemployment is almost the highest it’s been in 10 years. For Generation Alpha, who are now about 5 at the oldest, it's looking more and more like the challenge they'll face as adult workers will be to innovate or fail. ...
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Monash ‘damned by association’ with Swisse: adjunct associate professor
Monash University has stated that it does not have a partnership with controversial supplements brand Swisse, after a prominent public health expert labelled the university “damned by association”. Monash has entered a sponsorship agreement with ABC International, the public broadcaster’s ...
More »Uni supercomputers a big target for hackers: Dell official
Purchasing a supercomputer is a trend, among the universities that can afford it. But a Dell executive has warned they attract hackers, and foreign government agencies, like moths to a flame. “We do know scientific data is very valuable, to both ...
More »Survey on uni sex assault, harassment seeks national evidence base
The Australian Human Rights Commission has today unveiled an Australian-first survey into the experiences of sexual harassment and assault by students at Australian universities. The survey is being conducted at the behest of Universities Australia. This survey is the latest ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 12: Childcare scams funding terrorism, #LetThemStay and old age myths
In a packed program this week, Loren from Early Learning Review talks about how childcare rorting might be funding terrorism, James from Education Review and Campus Review discusses the #LetThemStay movement among academics and Dallas Bastian from Aged Care Insite ...
More »Bebbington, Urbanest tight-lipped about accommodation deal
The University of Adelaide and Urbanest haven’t revealed the cost of their newest student accommodation partnership, despite two News Corp papers reporting the price tag at $100 million. On Wednesday, Urbanest announced it would build a new student accommodation centre ...
More »ANU clarifies new admissions standards
The Australian National University has denied it’s late to the party regarding its new admissions standards. Rather, the university explained, it’s just clarifying how future domestic undergraduates will be enrolled. During an address commemorating ANU’s 70th birthday on Monday, vice-chancellor professor ...
More »Deakin, Bendigo Bank make deal to split transaction profits
Deakin University students, staff and alumni who bank with Bendigo Bank are likely to be funding new scholarships under a deal struck between the university and the regional bank. Deakin has opted into Bendigo’s Community Bank model. This means if ...
More »Test of time: UC conference explores best use of principals’ hours
School leaders and academics have descended upon the University of Canberra to explore how exactly principals use their time. Cross-national Exploration of Principals’ Time use: Patterns, causes, and effects is funded by the American Educational Research Association, a network of academics ...
More »‘We entered in good faith’ responds UNSW to failed art colleges merger
University of New South Wales vice-chancellor professor Ian Jacobs has responded to his University of Sydney counterpart Michael Spence's comments yesterday regarding USYD's decision to unilaterally back out of a decision to merge the two universities' premier art colleges. UNSW ...
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