Monash University has boosted the cost of surge pricing for parking at its four campuses, with staff claiming they will have to fork out hundreds of dollars more to drive to work. Staff are unimpressed with the university urging them to “explore ...
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Queensland's Griffith University says its under-the-radar $125m philanthropy campaign is on track to reach its goal by next year, in time for the university’s 50th anniversary. The university launched the campaign, A Brighter Future for All, last October after running ...
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The new National First Nations College planned by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) aims to evoke the idea of country in the university’s Ultimo campus – one of Sydney’s most intensively built-up areas. Last week UTS released the winning ...
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Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi held a Senate roundtable earlier this month to call for an end to unpaid student work placements, which one study found can contribute to increased dropout rates and student poverty. A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) ...
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A new scorecard reveals that Australian universities are failing to promote healthy and sustainable food environments on campus. Deakin University’s Global Centre for Preventative Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) released its Uni-Food 2023 report yesterday, benchmarking the healthiness, equity and environmental ...
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Tech giant Meta requires staff at RMIT University’s fact-checking unit to undergo mandatory training before reinstating its partnership with the troubled division. Last week, Melbourne-based RMIT FactLab cleared one hurdle when the US-based International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) announced the restoration ...
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The Australian Catholic University has recently announced it will abolish academic positions in history as part of broader cuts in the humanities. Staff are understandably shocked and dismayed by the news. Regrettably, the plight of these academics is part of ...
More »HEDx Podcast: What exactly is an omnichannel university? – Episode 94
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: What is an omni-channel university? - Episode 94 Omnichannel is an operating model that retailers use across sales, marketing and customer experience. It integrates all delivery channels, such as in-store, online, or in-app, to create a ...
More »Thrive: the free mental health app from Monash
More than 100,000 students and staff at Monash University will have access to free mental health and wellbeing support through a new smartphone app. The Thrive smartphone app was rolled out to the Monash community – providing mental health support ...
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