A young woman sprinted through UTS' Ross Milbourne Sports Hall, muscular legs pumping, blonde ponytail swishing. Weaving her way through the crowd, clutching a Frisbee, she suddenly flung it into the air. The woman was Gabriella 'Bella' O'Grady. A student ...
More »A philosopher’s post-Barnaby guide to apologies
Before #Barnabye, there were two apologies from the man himself. In the first one, delivered in mid-February after his affair went public, Barnaby Joyce took "full responsibility" for the dissolution of his marriage. "I'd like to say to Natalie how deeply ...
More »‘Pitch Perfect’: Budding entrepreneurs on display at 2018 UTS Venture Day
High speed racing drones with cameras capturing sports action, an app to help hotels better manage resources and a digital platform that enhances the humble post-it note with augmented reality … these were just some of the creative business ideas ...
More »Former North Korean students, in humanising suffering, tighten diplomatic ties
Jenna* could barely talk about her grandmother. She paused to wipe away tears and catch her breath before tremulously recounting how the woman who raised her had died, having not seen her in years. Jenna had defected from North to ...
More »The uneconomic case for fine arts departments
Think of a famous sculpture. Are you picturing Michelangelo’s David or Rodin's The Thinker? Or perhaps you’re more of a modernist, and you’re imagining Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog or Maman by Louise Bourgeois. For art students, however, Alex Martinis Roe’s To Become ...
More »NYU academic urges students to disagree
We’ve all likely heard the statistics: gay, bisexual, intersex or transgender people comprise only up to 11 per cent of the Australian population, yet they are three times as likely to experience depression. One survey found almost 1 in 2 ...
More »Ideology hindering students with disabilities: Flinders Uni
A wicked problem, in academia, means a thorny one – one without an obvious solution. In the lead up to the International Day of People with a Disability on December 3, Dr David Armstrong has identified four of these in ...
More »Fictionalised memoir exposes ‘dubious’ PhD experience in ‘modern, successful university’
I wake to the sound of raindrops tapping on the window of the tiny room in Pollock Halls of Residence. Situated on the edge of Holyrood Park near the foot of the dramatic little mountain, Arthur’s Seat, this should be ...
More »In 2017, does the MBA still matter?
UQ may offer Australia's best MBA, but should people even bother doing one? or MBA programs worldwide, admissions have generally increased and become less selective. Then there's tepid corporate profits (ergo, fewer opportunities) combined with a rise in entrepreneurialism, in the context of ...
More »Can AI really predict suicide?
Despite click-baiting headlines like How tech giants are using AI to prevent self-harm and suicide and Artificial intelligence can now predict suicide with remarkable accuracy, some experts aren't so sure that's true. On the back of a further claim that AI uses brain imaging data to ‘identify suicidal youth’, this time, ...
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