Next year Monash University aims to become the first overseas university to break into the Indonesian market, with a new campus delivering both postgraduate and doctoral qualifications. The campus will help to foster more collaboration between Australia and its close ...
More »Reputation ranking: world’s academics weigh up Aussie unis
The world’s universities have been weighed up by academics and they’ve again put six Australian institutions in the top 100. Times Higher Education (THE) has released the 2020 edition of its World Reputation Rankings, which canvasses the opinions of the ...
More »‘Death by a thousand cuts’ creates fears our arts and entertainment industry is flatlining
Teachers are concerned the future of Australia’s arts and entertainment industry looks bleak as theatre courses are cut across the country. Triggered by staff redundancies and course cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two well-regarded theatre and drama degrees have ...
More »Delivering quality feedback to students and staff with remote learning and skeleton staff
Recent research led by Monash University underscores the importance of assessment feedback, as well as revealing that both academic staff and students need to improve. Limited time, large class sizes, declining student motivation and subpar staff feedback sills were identified in ...
More »Monash, UNSW to cut hundreds of jobs
Monash University has announced it will cut 277 jobs by the end of the year, just days after UNSW revealed that it would slash just under 500 full-time staff. In a statement, Monash said it was projecting a $350m revenue ...
More »Should students struggle when learning maths?
Australian mathematics teachers are comfortable with the idea that students are struggling in the classroom, with many believing it builds resilience and helps develop problem-solving skills. In fact, almost a third of teachers feel the process of struggling is central ...
More »Men “not immune” to declining fertility rates as they age: research
New research has debunked the myth that only women experience declining fertility as they age, finding older men are less likely to conceive via IVF, regardless of their partner’s age. In couples with unexplained infertility, increasing male age is associated ...
More »Monash research shows teens sleeping in is best for mood, concentration
The teen tendency to sleep in may be to their benefit, according to experts currently researching the impact of changes in sleep, body clock and light on teenage brains. Monash University sleep scientists are conducting the research to uncover how ...
More »Monash becomes first foreign university in Indonesia
Monash University has become the first foreign university campus to be granted approval by the Government of Indonesia. The campus will be based in Jakarta and offer postgraduate programs only, including masters and PhD degrees and “executive programs with micro-credentials”. ...
More »Keep the date but acknowledge the mourning: Indigenous academic on Australia Day
An Indigenous academic has argued that changing the date of Australia Day will not address the deep-seated feelings of loss and sadness that accompany it for many of Australia’s original inhabitants. However, Monash Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Issues Jacinta Elston ...
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