The current time is a curious mix of short-term, mid-pandemic adjustments that will be temporary, and long-term seismic shifts that will change the game forever. The million-dollar question is knowing which is which. The speculation has been widespread during the ...
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CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - Time to Translate and Transform - Episode 18 Geraldine Mackenzie, VC of the University of Southern Queensland, joins Karl and Martin from HEDx to reflect on how her strategy (that was nearing completion when COVID hit) has been ...
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Teachers’ risks of getting skin cancer could be reduced by half in the near future simply by changing meal break times new research from the University of Southern of Queensland (USQ) has found. The research was undertaken by a USQ ...
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The latest Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) report shows an unsurprising decline in employment for higher education graduates over the last 12 months, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, which was released on ...
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Despite the myriad health complications linked to tobacco smoking, users often report it's a hard habit to break for several reasons, key among them is the addictive power of the chemical nicotine. According to the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association ...
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A ‘coffee-grinds’ intervention may be useful for managing obesity and metabolic syndrome by altering the gut microbiota.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed a mass migration to online learning, with some Australian universities being more experienced at it than others. Campus Review spoke to Associate Professor Petrea Redmond of the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), and a member ...
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In an effort to keep high-achieving school leavers in regional areas the University of Southern Queensland is offering a number of new scholarships. The new scholarships are available for students with OPs from 1-8, with OP 1-2 students eligible for ...
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In an effort to encourage greater sun protection by elite athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games, University of Southern Queensland researcher Nathan Downs has embarked on a world first study to determine which outdoor sporting disciplines pose the highest ...
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When was the last time you read a poem? For many of us not currently involved in the teaching, study or creation of literature our answer might well be when we were finishing school, or during our undergrad days at ...
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