UNSW chancellor Professor David Gonski announced yesterday that one “of Australia’s most dynamic educational leaders”, Professor Attila Brungs, will become UNSW Sydney’s incoming President and Vice-Chancellor on 31 January 2022. Brungs is the current vice-chancellor and president of the University ...
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The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has entered the THE Young University Rankings 2021 top ten for the first time, with a number of other Australian universities recording top-50 spots. UTS’ position has risen six places since last year’s Young ...
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An ex-university dean allegedly sent herself a card containing a pair of her own underwear and the words “Sorry for your loss” on the front amid a fake harassment campaign designed to influence a course review process, a court has heard. ...
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As an educator and a parent, I’m no stranger to the intense pressure students experience during their HSC year. I’ve also seen the unnecessary toll it can take on young people (and often also on their families). Sometimes students become ...
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Australia is again home to more top young universities than any other study destination. That’s according to the 2021 edition of the Top 50 Under 50 Rankings, put together by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Once again, nine ...
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Hi, I’m Wade Zaglas, education editor for Campus Review. Welcome to another edition of our weekly wrap up where you can catch up on the biggest higher education news stories we covered this week. You can either listen to the ...
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A joint venture between UTS and animation and digital production company Animal Logic has nabbed the top stop on two global tables. The UTS Animal Logic Academy (UTS ALA) was ranked first in Mobile – Production Excellence and Immersive Media ...
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