The Universities Accord is open for consultation at an intriguing and dynamic time for the sector. It is inviting big ideas for higher education over a 20-to-30-year time horizon, at a stage when broader change and societal and economic transformation ...
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OpenAI has released a powerful new version of artificial intelligence program ChatGPT, capable of passing the US bar exam and coding entire video games within minutes. GPT-4, launched March 17, is similar to its predecessor in that it uses generative ...
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University researchers will investigate the effects vaping on teenagers and launch a 'world first' trial to help treat drug-resistant epilepsy as part of the latest funding round for medical research. Through its Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), the Australian government ...
More »Flinders Uni unveils new nuclear degrees ahead of AUKUS deal
Flinders University has announced a global academic collaboration to offer new nuclear degrees and research opportunities amid the signing of the landmark AUKUS deal. After the US, UK, and Australia released details about their plans to create a new fleet ...
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No reader of Campus Review, or indeed anyone working in higher education, can have missed the anxiety about the fresh potential for plagiarism created by the recently-released software ChatGPT. Of course there’s now a new word for this type of ...
More »Monash partners with Fiji on world-first climate research centre
Monash University researchers will collaborate with Fiji National University (FNU) as part of a research venture to address the effects of climate change in the Pacific. The Pacific Action for Climate Transitions (PACT) online research centre, launched Friday, will be based ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Pursuing high impact learning innovation in a legacy brand – episode 67
Professor Caron Beaton-Wells the Dean (internal) at Melbourne Business School joins the HEDx podcast to share lessons of how one of our most prestigious institutions is pursuing innovation in the higher education market. Outlining the use of technology, partnerships and new business ...
More »Murdoch appoints first female Chancellor in 50 years
One of Perth's top public universities has appointed a female chancellor for the first time in its nearly 50-year history. Former director general of WA department of planning and public sector leader, Gail McGowan, will assume the position as Chancellor ...
More »CDU signs higher ed deal with Bangladesh
Researchers from CDU could have more international research opportunities after the university secured a deal with Bangladesh this week. On Monday, Charles Darwin University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladeshis North South University (NSU) at the Sustainable Leadership ...
More »Universities ramp up efforts in nuclear training
Australian universities have begun a pivot towards nuclear industry courses in what will be a decades-long effort to supply the skills required to build, operate and maintain a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. Currently only two universities do in-depth research and ...
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