Western Sydney University (WSU) has officially opened its new campus in Parramatta. Named after the current chancellor, the Peter Shergold Building is the first vertical campus for the university and contains some of the most advanced technology available to university ...
More »University of Adelaide gets greener, but not green enough, some say
The University of Adelaide has taken a step towards a cooler planet with the unveiling of its Campus Sustainability Plan. The $14.4 million plan is in line with South Australia’s desire for zero carbon emissions by 2050. Most of these ...
More »Opinion: The top five educational technology trends for 2017
It’s an exciting time for the education sector and one of the reasons for this is the increasingly connected world of the classroom. Smart devices have been the backbone of the education system for some time, but this year we’ll ...
More »Monash, UNSW, UC and WSU announce key appointments
Top journo joins Monash Award-winning journalist, author and academic Margaret Simons will join the Journalism Department as an associate professor in Monash University’s School of Media, Film and Journalism in July 2017. Simons, who has taught journalism for approximately 25 ...
More »More to online education than uploading word docs: OpenLearning chief
Effective online education doesn’t involve simply uploading a document onto cyberspace, Adam Brimo, the chief executive of educational technology start-up OpenLearning, has said. Speaking about a new partnership his company signed with the University of New South Wales, Brimo said: ...
More »Unis to release institutional sexual assault prevalence data
All 39 Universities Australia members will publicly release their institutional data relating to prevalence of on campus sexual assault and harassment. The announcement, made by UA late yesterday, follows concern voiced by students that unless the data collected by the ...
More »Uni sexual violence report ‘will include recommendations’: AHRC
The Australian Human Rights Commission has sought to clear the air after it was accused of betraying the 39,000 students who participated in its survey on sexual violence at Australian universities. As reported by Fairfax Media, prominent social commentator and ...
More »UTAS awards inaugural Asylum Seeker Scholarships to three worthy recipients
The University of Tasmania has awarded three scholarships to asylum seekers to, in part, bridge the gap between Australia's island state and the rest of the world. The inaugural recipients of the Tasmanian Asylum Seeker Scholarship are from Pakistan, Afghanistan ...
More »ADHD makes for good entrepreneurs
People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can harness their symptoms by becoming entrepreneurs, researchers say. A study by the University of Bath in England found symptoms such as hyperactivity and impulsiveness, which pose daily challenges to those with ADHD, ...
More »Opinion: is it time to retire student experience surveys in universities?
The great debate about the use of student experience surveys in higher education has again reared its ugly head. Merlin Crossley from UNSW recently pointed out, in a News Corp editorial, that although flawed, student experience surveys still provide the ...
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