As we approach the middle of 2019, education institutions the world over are no doubt bracing for a busy year of learning against an ever-increasing number of cyber-attacks. For many, their natural defence mechanism is to deploy new technology and ...

Half-living, half-synthetic bio-computers will soon be able to reason and multi-task like humans, paving the way for a world where computers can help solve ‘unsolvable’ problems, if QUT researcher Associate Professor Dan Nicolau has his way. Nicolau, who recently published ...

Academics at New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing are pushing the boundaries with their latest innovation in nurse training. As part of their Star Trek-inspired Holodeck project, Associate Professor Winslow Burleson and his team are using headsets to ...

RMIT University recently held a special event to celebrate its 131st birthday, entitled Will Robots Eat our Jobs? The event featured Vice-Chancellor Martin Bean and a panel of experts discussing what the future of jobs might be in a world ...

In any organisation, whether large or small, making efficiencies to standard processes will have a direct benefit on productivity and free up staff time to focus on higher‑level activities. Universities and higher education facilities are no different, but they often ...

Just a few short years ago, cyber attacks were a barely recognised threat. They felt intangible, unlikely, a concern for the future perpetrated by bored yet technically gifted teenagers. Fast-forward to today and cyber security is the most pressing IT ...

What jobs will be on offer to students graduating high school this year? That’s the question IBISWorld hoped to help answer through a new release on the industries set to add the most new jobs to the Australian economy. The ...

Imagine a phone that curves against your thigh while it’s in your pocket – Australian researchers believe they have brought that sort of device malleability one step closer. Using a combination of organic and inorganic materials, a team from Australian ...

Attention coders, salespeople and user experience (UX) designers: startups want you. These were the three most in-demand industry skills, as revealed by a StartupAUS report launched on Thursday. In its report, Australia's peak national advocacy group for startups, in collaboration with Microsoft, UTS and Google, also ...

Universities have embraced technology as teaching and learning tools, while students and staff alike typically rely on connected devices for far more than just studying. As university campuses serve as the hub of student life, providing reliable, fast internet access ...