New research by Victoria University to ensure offside decisions are accurate and time-sensitive has proven effective as the first 2022 World Cup game kicks off. After three years of research, the 2022 Qatar World Cup features new video technology that assists referees to rule on offsides. The ...
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Block Mode of Teaching (BMT) is a model of teaching where subjects are offered in shorter periods of time. In the traditional semester mode of teaching, four units are normally offered in a 12 week window. In the BMT usually ...
More »When catching up over a coffee gives you a research idea
It’s around a cup of coffee at Victoria University that Dr Yanni Bouras and his team decided to develop a way to transform takeaway coffee cups into concrete, with the aim of reducing landfill waste. Bouras, a lecturer in built ...
More »‘Student, interrupted’: New report highlights how keeping Australians safe gave our international education competitors the edge
A new report from the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University shows international students are flocking to Canada, the US and the UK in record numbers, while Australia’s international student population has dropped by more than 50 per cent from pre-pandemic ...
More »VU’s vice-chancellor talks projects, ‘flipped campuses’ and block models – podcast
Vice-chancellor and president of Victoria University, Professor Adam Shoemaker, is on the cusp of marking his first year at the helm of the university. And as he approached this milestone, he spoke to Campus Review about the university’s vertical campus, ...
More »Why the international education crisis will linger long after students return to Australia
A series of recent announcements about Australia’s borders reopening mean there is hope of an end to the crisis in our international education sector. But there is still a long way to go. Over 145,000 international student visa holders are ...
More »Pesky takeaway coffee cups could find second life as building materials
Unrecyclable takeaway coffee cups could find a second life as concrete paths and Besser blocks, new research has found. An experimental study by Victoria University’s (VU) College of Engineering and Science tested a range of new materials that replace the ...
More »Lifelong learning, block models and teaching-only universities – Podcast
CampusReview · Lifelong learning, microcredentials, block models and teaching only universities - Podcast Amid a precarious world where old jobs are disappearing and new ones are emerging, the idea of lifelong learning has morphed into something more of a must ...
More »Australia to lose half of its international students by 2021: Mitchell Institute
New modelling by education policy think tank Mitchell Institute at Victoria University shows a 50 per cent drop in Australia’s international student numbers by mid-2021 if the country’s borders remain closed. The 50 per cent drop, which equates to roughly ...
More »Supporting staff mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19: opinion
Australia’s response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is consistent with international approaches that mandate physical distancing and self-isolation. However, evidence from prior pandemics shows that periods of self-isolation or quarantine are associated with emotions such as anger, frustration and distress. Common ...
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