OpenAI has released a powerful new version of artificial intelligence program ChatGPT, capable of passing the US bar exam and coding entire video games within minutes. GPT-4, launched March 17, is similar to its predecessor in that it uses generative ...
More »Strictly speaking | Algiarism
No reader of Campus Review, or indeed anyone working in higher education, can have missed the anxiety about the fresh potential for plagiarism created by the recently-released software ChatGPT. Of course there’s now a new word for this type of ...
More »The digital disruption facing higher education: opinion
The new reality is upon us – whether we like it or not. AI cheat ware and HE streaming are new challenges that we need to face head-on. There is no need for panic – just a sensible approach to ...
More »‘I feel very lucky’: Uni teacher of the year on making maths meaningful
Dr Poh Wah Hillock likes to ask her students a lot of questions in class, even if they might find it a little irritating. “After so many years of teaching I still have to think about my lessons and refine ...
More »Universities post record-breaking surplus in 2021
Australian universities reported a record-breaking $5.3bn surplus during the second year of the pandemic, up from a surplus of $706.9 million in 2020, new data shows. A financial report released by the federal education department showed only three out of ...
More »The Commonwealth privateers: opinion
It’s a bit like one of those Christmas cracker riddles. In the UK it might be a question such as, ‘What claims to be public but is actually very private? Answer: The elite public (private) schooling system.’ Here in Australia, ...
More »Where are the Uni Accord’s big ideas that will change higher ed for good?
A major review of our higher education sector, on a scale not seen since Dawkins or Bradley, is a time for ideas. Our times call for these ideas to be big, bold, and radical, because so much depends on it. ...
More »Universities eye off major higher ed deal with India
Several Australian university vice-chancellors will travel to India with Education Minister Jason Clare to negotiate opening new offshore campuses. In a speech at Universities Australia's gala dinner last week, Clare confirmed an upcoming trip will be used to sign the ...
More »Academics taken hostage in Papua New Guinea
An anthropology professor and his colleagues have been taken hostage by an armed group in Papua New Guinea. PNG’s Prime Minister, James Marape, told reporters on Monday his government has been in contact with the kidnappers, with missionaries living in the ...
More »Universities take position on Indigenous Voice
As the campaign for an Indigenous Voice to parliament ramps up nationwide, universities have begun to air their stance on the upcoming referendum. On Saturday the Prime Minister declared a “national week of action” to raise awareness in favour of ...
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