A University of Queensland workshop has aimed to help teachers from 15 regional Queensland high schools become better at teaching science by linking them with university researchers. The teachers worked with the scientists for a week, investigating cancer cell biology. ...
More »Medicine side effects often left out of published studies: research
Almost two-thirds of possible side effects go unreported in peer-reviewed articles about medical drugs and other treatments, a study has shown. “Reporting of Adverse Events in Published and Unpublished Studies of Health Care Interventions: A Systematic Review”, published in the ...
More »Sydney College of the Arts dean steps down amid protests
Professor Colin Rhodes has stepped down as dean of the embattled Sydney College of the Arts after a decade at its helm. This came as the student occupation of the building entered its fourth week. Students are protesting the University of ...
More »‘Meet our demands or our actions will intensify’: student agitator behind USYD occupation
Dylan Griffiths is the education officer for the University of Sydney Students Representative Council. He’s currently a lead instigator of an occupation protest at the Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), which has been the centre of a merger and ...
More »RMIT ranked Australia’s top fashion school
Rankings may be in fashion at RMIT, after a global rating of the world’s fashion schools listed the institute's as the best in Australia. It placed 12 globally. RMIT achieved this in the second iteration of The Business of Fashion rankings, which ...
More »From aspiring hairdresser to student engineer
After high school, Nisha Pradhan wanted to be a hairdresser. Her male high school careers adviser thought “this was a great idea.” But when Pradhan, now a University of New South Wales fourth-year electrical engineering and commerce student, told her ...
More »UON unveils inaugural pro VC for Indigenous education and research
The University of Newcastle has appointed its first pro vice-chancellor for Indigenous education and research. Professor Steve Larkin is the inaugural holder of this cross-institutional leadership role. Larkin's responsibilities will include championing and promoting Indigenous education and research and to oversee UON's ...
More »Profile: CQUni interim VC and spicy food fan Hilary Winchester
This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Hilary Winchester is the interim vice-chancellor at Central Queensland University, based in Rockhampton. The Oxford grad has a ...
More »‘War’ looms between STEM subjects: expert
An expert has warned a discipline war is brewing among the STEM subjects, and she expects engineering to come out on the bottom. STEM is the oft-used acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the focus of politicians and educators who are trying to ...
More »Profile: Steer your gaze to CQUniversity’s undergrad cattle prodder Louise Fitzgerald
This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Louise Fitzgerald is an undergrad at CQ University, an aspiring cattle judge and a lover of country music. Let's ...
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