There were gold flourishes on the carpet, on the walls, and on the Ramsay Centre banners. A pianist performed the classics while waiters circled with trays of frigid champagne. There were bow ties, red ties and many dark suits. Private school ...

Video games, smart phones and wearable technology could be key tools to assist recovery from stroke and sports injuries, according to researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). Information on the topic was delivered in a number of ...

A La Trobe University professor has been honoured as the first woman to receive the Prime Minister's Prize for science. Geneticist and professor Jenny Graves was presented with the coveted science prize during a dinner with the prime minister at ...

A record number of education professionals convened in Melbourne for the annual Tertiary Education Management Conference this week. More than 900 professional managers of tertiary education attended conference sessions over several days, drawing wisdom, research results and industry ideas from ...

Australia's most valued educators have been recognised at the ATEM / Campus Review Best Practice Awards. Now in its sixth year, the awards were held at the Arts Centre Melbourne on Monday night and rewarded more than 60 professional managers of tertiary education for ...

Rihanna’s latest hit reverberated around the brick atrium of the National Innovation Centre, home to Cicada Innovations. The reason for the hip beats? 'Emerge': Cicada and government department UrbanGrowth NSW’s inaugural STEM careers expo. Backpack-clad students wandered from booth to ...

They were a suitably contrarian trio. Professor Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Sophie Johnston, president of the National Union of Students, and Andrew Norton, higher education program director at the Grattan Institute, graced the stage at the ...

University of Western Australia's pro vice-chancellor (education innovation), professor Gilly Salmon, included a very modern analogy in her EduTECH presentation. “You know when you put vegetables in a blender to make a smoothie, you whiz it up, and it tastes really bad? ...

Arizona Senator, chair of the US Armed Services Committee, unsuccessful presidential candidate, and Vietnam War veteran are all labels ascribed to John McCain. So too, now, is ANZUS alliance builder. Hosted by the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre ...

Chinese technology brand Huawei hosted its Asia-Pacific Innovation Day – which is actually two days – labeled 'The Brilliance of Exploration in Sydney', on November 2–3. Speaking on the importance of science and co-operation was University of Technology Sydney deputy vice-chancellor, research, ...