Chinese technology brand Huawei hosted its Asia-Pacific Innovation Day – which is actually two days – labeled 'The Brilliance of Exploration in Sydney', on November 2–3. Speaking on the importance of science and co-operation was University of Technology Sydney deputy vice-chancellor, research, ...
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Older Australians’ household wealth rising: report
Australians aged 55–64 represent the wealthiest households in Australia, while those over 65 have experienced the fastest growth in household wealth, a longitudinal study has found. The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Report found that prior to 2014, ...
More »Higher Equity: summit to host talks on diversity, fairness
Leading representatives from the University of Melbourne, Edith Cowan University, Swinburne University of Technology, Southern Cross University, University of Newcastle, University of Southern Queensland and the University of Sydney will converge on Doltone House in September for an engaging, entertaining and vital ...
More »Profile: Multitalented UniSA drunkorexia researcher Alissa Knight
In a new series at Campus Review, we visit with academics and researchers to discuss their studies. In our first installment, we meet a high-achieving UniSA PhD candidate who recently made headlines for groundbreaking insights into the drunkorexia phenomenon. CR: ...
More »FedUni to welcome teachers and their educators for ATEA summit
Teachers, and the teachers who teach them to be teachers, will descend upon Federation University in Ballarat, 100 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in July for the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) conference. It's the first time this event has been ...
More »Opinion: OT reforms would lead to unis playing ducks and drakes
National Tertiary Education Union industrial relations claim threatens the demise of the academy and international competitiveness. Academic staff at Australian Universities enjoy flexible working hours and freedom to pursue their research and intellectual interests within their disciplines with only minimal ...
More »Options paper release draws praise
The higher education sector has welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s release of an options – or discussion – paper to garner feedback from stakeholders as to the direction of policy. The paper has been referred to as a reset button that ...
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In an early episode of the fourth season of Lena Dunham’s hipster HBO comedy Girls, the auteur’s character, Hannah, is about to read a short story composition to her classmates in a creative writing workshop. It’s an intimate group. Hannah ...
More »UA adds to calls for more university investment
A report for the sector’s peak body echoes findings that universities are a smart investment. Last week, The Economic Contribution of Australia’s Research Universities – the UNSW example, written by Deloitte Access Economics for the University of New South Wales, argued ...
More »Julian Burnside to deliver lecture about good government
An esteemed human rights barrister will tonight deliver the University of Melbourne school of government’s 2015 Hamer Oration. Under the theme of What sort of country are we, Julian Burnside QC will critically examine Australia’s attitude towards human rights and ...
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