At school, Nick Tepper was a smart kid who behaved badly in class but he stayed in school because he wanted to go to university. Fast forward a few years and Tepper is a 24-year-old University of Queensland graduate who ...
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The Australian private tutoring industry has now been Ubered by a pair of software engineers operating out of Brisbane. For co-chief executives and founders Sam Robertson and Cameron Schmidt, the story of Scooter Tutor began in 2007. Schmidt initially came ...
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Restoring the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program and including sub-degree loans in the demand-driven system are two of the priorities for the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group’s new chair, professor Colin Stirling. This puts the IRU – a network ...
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The Australian National University has sprung up Times Higher Education’s ranking of the most international universities, coming in at number seven. However, there are large discrepancies in the chart when compared to last year’s list due to a change in methodology. Among local institutions, ...
More »Embrace diversity – it’s good for business
For professor Tom Welton, diversity and inclusiveness are just good business. From 2007 to 2014, Welton was head of Imperial College London’s department of chemistry. When he came into this role, there were a lot of white men in leadership ...
More »Unis, Nobel laureates condemn Trump’s immigration ban
Universities, locally and overseas, have issued statements condemning US President Donald Trump’s immigration ban of seven Muslim majority countries, as they say it will restrict the free movement of students and researchers. Universities Australia chief executive Belinda Robinson said this ...
More »ARC hands out $1.8 million for research, matched by industry funds
The University of Queensland has scored $1.2 million for three research projects aimed at helping mining giants become more efficient. And the University of Wollongong was doled out $675,000 into a project that seeks to extend the life of railway ...
More »Vice-chancellors receive Australia Day honours
Three vice-chancellors have been recognised today by being inducted into the Order of Australia. University of Sydney vice-chancellor Dr Michael Spence will now have AC after his name as a Companion of the Order of Australia. Spence received the honour ...
More »UniMelb releases sustainability plan
The University of Melbourne has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality on its campuses by 2030, achieve zero net emissions from electricity usage by 2021, and develop a framework to guide its $1.9 billion investment fund. Allan Tait, UniMelb chief financial ...
More »Monash receives $27 million to help people in slums
Monash University has been given $14 million to boost the health of people living in slums around the world. The grant came from the philanthropic Wellcome Trust in the UK, and was only one of four grants awarded from 600 ...
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