Several university researchers have received national recognition for directly improving the health of Australians. The Bupa Health Foundation has this week listed six up-and-coming researchers as finalists for the Emerging Health Researcher Award, with winners to be announced in Sydney ...

The University of New South Wales aims to smash gender imbalance in engineering by bringing the number of females enrolled in the degree up to 30 per cent by 2020. As part of the initiative, more than 100 girls from ...

Key players in the education industry have collaborated on their second "Deep Dive" session, and are leading discussions on the future of Australia's tertiary institutions and workforce. Facilitated by Austrade, Cahoot Learning International, DeakinCo and General Assembly, the Sydney event yesterday brought ...

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 ...