While some might assume that their health will deteriorate after they retire, they might instead face unexpected improvements across the board. And delaying retirement would mean postponing beneficial effects, researchers have warned. Australian and French economists cautioned against postponing pension ...
More »Deakin takes softer approach to get older adults back to work
To keep up with the push to see Australians in the workforce for longer, older jobseekers will brush up on their soft skills through an Australian pilot. Deakin University has invited older adults looking to get back into the workforce to ...
More »At an OECD glance, we’re an education mélange
The title of the 'Australia' section of the OECD's latest annual, education-centric report could be 'nevertheless'. This is because most negatives seemed to be counterbalanced with positives. For example, Education at a Glance 2018 revealed that while our university fees are relatively high, ...
More »Deakin illuminates dangers of ‘high-rise’ parenting
J.G. Ballard's 1975 novel High-Rise painted a nightmarish vision of the future. A microcosm of class warfare, residents of a tower turn on each other. As the social order decays, violence ensues. While real life high rises are more serene, they encapsulate hidden dangers ...
More »The Aussie academic who monitors Timor-Leste’s elections, and why they matter for us
Yesterday, Xanana Gusmão's Alliance of Change for Progress (AMP) – an opposition coalition – clinched election victory in Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor). Gusmão, Timor-Leste's first and fourth Prime Minister, is commonly viewed as a national hero, due to his resistance ...
More »The ‘surprising’ personality trait for smartphone addiction
Smartphone addiction is a familiar, modern-day concept. But why do some feel the need to constantly swipe and scroll, while others don't? Deakin University researchers may have some 'surprising' clues. Their study, just published in Computers in Human Behavior, surveyed 400 undergraduate students. ...
More »French President says ‘oui’ to Aus uni collab
World leaders shake each other's hands as a matter of course, but when Emmanuel Macron grasped Malcolm Turnbull's palm at Admiralty House today, it signified something bigger. The French President and Australian Prime Minister had signed a deal that will ...
More »Griffith and Deakin combine to create online research course
Griffith University and Deakin University have teamed up to create a two-week online course designed to give participants a strong understanding of the concepts and methods essential to undertaking and understanding research. Called ‘Why research matters’, the free course begins ...
More »Deakin rules International Education Awards
Deakin University has dominated Victoria’s second-annual International Education Awards. The institution took out the Premier’s Award recognising the state’s International Education Provider of the Year, along with two other major accolades. Along with the feature award, Deakin took out the prize ...
More »Deakin staff grapple with IT cuts
A number of employees at Deakin University are reporting that they have been left to struggle with computer problems and dealing with such technology as video-conferencing following a restructure of information technology services. The National Tertiary Education Union said staff ...
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