Olivier Piguet knew something was wrong with his cousin Jacques. During a phone conversation, Olivier’s mother mentioned that Jacques, then a successful and well-liked optometrist in his local Swiss town, was acting peculiar. Suddenly rude to customers and falling out ...
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ANU poll reveals public opinion on university roles, freedom of speech
The Australian public is more likely to trust university researchers than banks, the government and the press. That was one of the findings to come from the 29th ANUpoll. The research team pitted researchers against a group of eleven occupations ...
More »Tehan: taskforce comes as ‘targeting of Australian universities continues to increase’
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has unveiled the details of a university foreign interference taskforce announced during his address to the National Press Club in Canberra. “The information that our universities hold is of interest to foreign actors, and therefore ...
More »What does a superior educational experience look like from the student perspective?
When it comes to provision of an exceptional educational experience, every student interaction carries weight and contributes to an overall impression. For higher education providers to thrive in an era of enrolment-based funding, understanding what today’s student looks for — ...
More »‘No evidence-based reason to use them’ concludes new trigger warning study
A new paper has added to a growing body of research suggesting trigger warnings have little to no benefit for those they’re meant to help. Published as a pre-print version online, the study found that trigger warnings could even have ...
More »An Overton window of Australia’s VET
A surge of reports on the future of Australia’s VET sector were published in the lead-up to the federal election, many tabled by Craig Fowler in a recent article published in Campus Review. Labor’s Tanya Plibersek established the terms of ...
More »VitalSource delivers high impact, personalised learning experiences
Personalised and adaptive learning are not necessarily new terms, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s respectively, but even today there is no blanket definition for either, meaning the line drawn between the two can often be blurred. Whilst personalisation ...
More »Ranking adds open access publishing, gender diversity to the mix
Australian universities have missed out on a spot among the top 20 in a ranking of scientific impact, as the list compilers add two new indicators covering "heavily debated" topics. China and the United States dominated the CWTS Leiden Ranking’s ...
More »Strung out: research finds a quarter of uni students stressed daily
In contrast to the sanguine, laughing faces of students you see on most university marketing flyers and websites, a uni student’s life is no walk in the park. It’s not supposed to be: the whole purpose of enrolment is to ...
More »Dun dun: TV crime comes to the University of South Australia
Crime shows – be they fiction or true – are some of the world’s most popular television programs, frequently devoured by a wide range of audiences. There are no shortage of options when it comes to choosing your favourite series, ...
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