While awareness of the far-reaching impact of climate change is rapidly increasing, the extent of the possible negative effects is still being discovered. A new study has prompted Australian experts to warn the higher education sector to prepare for climate ...
More »Does your alarm affect how well you wake up?
New research from RMIT suggests that the sounds we wake up to could determine how groggy and clumsy we are in the morning. They found that waking to melodic alarms could improve alertness levels and this could be particularly important ...
More »Data scientists with hybrid skills most in demand in marketing departments
You may not think it, but soft skills such as intuition and creativity are as important for data scientists as technical skills. In this information age, organisations today have unprecedented volumes of data at their fingertips, providing incredible opportunities for ...
More »RMIT restorative justice service launches after successful pilot program
Last week, RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice (CIJ) launched the restorative justice service Open Circle, bringing a more nuanced, person-centred mechanism to address the unique needs of people impacted by crime. The Victorian-based service will offer conferencing services to victims, ...
More »RMIT event showcases potentially world-changing engineering technology
Without engineering, nothing improves in the world. Through creativity, collaboration and determination, engineers design solutions to problems and even anticipate the problems of the future. That's why annual events such as RMIT's EnGenius are so important: they showcase what humanity can ...
More »Podium position for RMIT in unofficial blockchain ranking
An Australian university has nabbed a spot on a list of 10 institutions dedicated to the study of digital currencies. Compiled by digital assets provider Kaiko, the “not an official” ranking put RMIT University third, above competitors like Princeton and ...
More »RMIT announces strategic partnership with Singapore
A recent study predicting a global skills deficit of 4.3 million workers by 2030 has prompted RMIT Online to enter into a strategic partnership with the Singaporean government’s SkillsFuture program. SkillsFuture Singapore is a government-backed initiative that plays a key ...
More »First fact-checking subject released, but is it too little, too late?
RMIT is heralding its introduction of Australia's first 'fact-checking' university subject. The course, which will be mandatory for first year BA (Journalism) students, will include the teaching of skills like detecting Photoshopped images, using Google Earth to verify the location ...
More »Addressing campus transport issues through shared mobility
Australia’s transport culture is one which consists primarily of single-occupancy commutes. We are very much a car-loving nation, but this is causing headaches for universities around the country. Growth in student numbers and scarce parking facilities, mixed with our existing ...
More »A look at the typeface that ‘helps students study’
That’s according to the RMIT University researchers who designed it. Released yesterday, it’s believed to be the world’s first typeface specifically designed to help people retain information and remember study notes. Called Sans Forgetica, it’s a back-slanted, gapped font based on ...
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