Just glance at the news headlines and you will know that cyber warfare is here, and it's huge. It potentially cost Hillary Clinton the US election, and almost foiled Emmanuel Macron’s French presidential plans. Now, the Australian government is investing ...
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Jane Austen would surely feel pride, not prejudice, at the opening of a new exhibit in her honour, marking 200 years since her death. Jane Austen, By a Lady is a collaboration between Monash emeritus professor of medicine Chris Browne ...
More »Philip Payton, international man of history
Despite his many past achievements, Philip Payton was surprised to be awarded South Australian Historian of the Year by the History Council of South Australia. “You could’ve knocked me over with a feather,” he exclaimed. ANU associate professor of history ...
More »Ward hero: from the theatre of war to USC’s lecture theatre
From warzone to ward assistant: a former soldier sets his sights on a nursing career. In combat, just like in a hospital emergency department, you never know what is going to come through the door, and you must always be ...
More »Employment rates dip for engineering graduates
The fulltime employment rate for graduates with a bachelor’s in mining engineering fell to 76.3 per cent in 2015, according to statistics from Graduate Careers Australia. For an industry characterised by peaks and troughs, these are the lowest employment numbers since ...
More »UTAS receives $2 million for arts hub
The University of Tasmania has received a $2 million boost to an upcoming performing arts centre, with the potential for an extra $3 million to be thrown in the mix. The philanthropic Potter Foundation has pledged the funding for the $90 ...
More »Transdisciplinary thinking the hot trend at UTS
Two words, 10 syllables: 'transdisciplinary innovation'. It's the new buzz-phrase going around the University of Technology Sydney. So much so that the institution has created a whole new faculty dedicated to it. And what is transdisciplinary innovation? It’s when people from ...
More »Lucy Turnbull appointed UNSW adjunct professor
Greater Sydney Commission Chief Commissioner Lucy Turnbull has been appointed adjunct professor in the University of New South Wales Faculty of Built Environment. In her UNSW position, which will be concurrent with her Greater Sydney Commission role, Turnbull will present guest ...
More »UQ Business School makes top ten in ‘The Economist’s’ MBA ranking
The University of Queensland has cracked the top ten in The Economist’s ranking of MBAs. UQ’s Business School is placed in spot number 10, on The Economist’s Which MBA? ranking chart, rising six places from last year. It’s followed by ...
More »Relief, to the tune of $12.5 million, for ANU School of Music
The Australian National University has offered its School of Music a $12.5 million boost after admitting mismanagement allowed “distrust and emotional stress to fester” within the faculty. This week, ANU released its final report into the school, written by professor ...
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