Two Curtin University researchers have received more than four million dollars to tackle the prevalence of vitamin D deficiencies among Aboriginal people and identify early signs of cognitive impairment to commence early intervention. Funding for both projects was announced today ...

A UNSW academic has pointed to classroom disruption and disrespect as key causes of Australia’s poor Programme for International Assessment (PISA) results this year. Associate Professor Jihyun Lee from the school of education said PISA measures the disciplinary or disruptive ...

Severe diets, fasting, diet pills and gastric bands. These are some of the lengths people with obesity have gone to in order to lose weight and regain their health. But now there may be more effective treatments on the way, ...

Speech and language acquisition researchers at Charles Sturt University have received The Editor’s Award for the best paper published in a prestigious US journal in 2018. The award recognises the most “impactful” works that also feature both outstanding research design ...

Hi, I’m Wade Zaglas, education editor for Campus Review. Welcome to another edition of our weekly wrap up where you can catch up on the biggest higher education news stories we covered this week. You can either listen to the ...

A report tabled in parliament last week on the status of the teaching profession has been heavily criticised by teaching experts, with one calling it a “missed opportunity”. The report was prepared by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...

Curtin University has announced its first Indigenous Australian student to become a prestigious New Colombo Plan (NCP) Fellow. Matthew Harris, who is studying a Bachelor of Health Sciences, focusing on Indigenous and public health, joined the fellowship after being recognised ...

So, you’ve gained that important piece of paper from a formal institution such as a university or VET provider, or perhaps you’ve decided to go on to further your studies in a master’s program. You’re highly educated, but your wage ...

Long known as the Fourth Estate for its commitment to objectivity and balance, journalism has come under attack at two US universities after protests were reported by student newspapers. According to several experts, the protests, which happened at Northwestern and ...

The last of the latest Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings have been released, with Australian universities being well represented in psychology; physical sciences; life sciences; and clinical, pre-clinical and health. Three Australian universities scored top 50 rankings in psychology, ...