CampusReview · It's time climate change was written on death certificates: Podcast According to ANU experts, deaths from climate change have been “substantially under reported” in Australia’s national health records, and it's high time it's listed as a reason for ...
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School leavers affected by the COVID-19 disruption will have less to worry about now that Western Sydney University will base entry requirements partly on Year 11 results. The offer is part of the university’s HSC True Reward early offer program, ...
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“We are creating a collection to preserve the daily individual reality of the pandemic’s impact on the university community”
More »Ramsay Foundation pledges more than $5m to fight youth disadvantage in Melbourne’s west
The Mitchell Institute at Victoria University will receive a $5.5 million grant from the Paul Ramsay Foundation to begin a community research program to improve the health and educational opportunities of young people and children in Brimbank, Melbourne. The grant ...
More »New short courses to reskill the nation and ‘drive innovation’ after coronavirus
The creation of 58 short online courses has been welcomed by the Independent Tertiary Council of Australia (ITECA), the peak body for independent providers in the higher education, vocational education, training and skills sector. The new undergraduate certificate courses (spanning ...
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Australian universities were left exposed and shocked when health experts and the government decided to close the country’s borders. But this was not some kind of shock that would bruise Australian universities, leave them scrambling for money and jettisoning courses ...
More »Rise in COVID-19 racism sparks call to protect children from its harmful effects
Experts say immediate attention is needed to protect children from the harms of rising racism during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The call comes after a series of recommendations to counter racism and improve child wellbeing were published by several ...
More »Virtual university tours assure Year 12 students that Australia’s higher education sector is still open for business
As Australia’s higher education system continues to recalibrate both financially and through teaching instruction in the face of mounting revenue losses, clever ways of promoting institutions and courses in a COVID-19 world have been developed. Major career expos have been ...
More »University of Sydney reveals its budget shortfall has more than doubled to $470 million
The vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney provided colleagues with a grim update yesterday on the university’s financial position following plunging student enrolments due to COVID-19. After referring to an earlier letter that projected a budget shortfall of $200 million ...
More »3D technology ensures UniSA podiatry students graduate on time
In these times of COVID-19 it seems many activities – especially those involving close contact – simply have to be cancelled. But that’s not the case for UniSA’s podiatry students, who are ensuring they obtain their required practical experience by ...
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