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Education
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South Australia has become the first state in the country to trial a generative artificial intelligence app with high school students to teach them about the safe use of...
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The state government-backed merger of Adelaide’s two biggest universities will be sweetened with a new $200 million research fund. But the plan still faces doubts from staff and hurdles...
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After nearly two years, Professor Genevieve Bell has officially opened the Australian National University’s School of Cybernetics, which she hopes will encourage systems-based approaches to policy making. After an...
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Renowned scientist and engineer Professor Mary O’Kane has been appointed to lead a landmark review of Australia’s higher education system examining everything from funding and access to governance and...
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The federal government has opened its micro-credentials pilot for higher education so thousands of university students can undertake short courses in national priority areas like engineering, health, and technology....
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Tuesday’s budget will fund 20,000 extra university places for underrepresented groups to study in areas of high demand like education, health and technology, while 180,000 fee-free TAFE and vocational...
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HECS-style loans for university students and recent graduates to launch innovative new companies could be on offer as early as next year, with consultation on the federal government’s planned...
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A tight labour market is being blamed for new delays to the rollout of TAFE NSW’s troubled student management system, with completion of the replacement system still more than...
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Leaders from Australia’s tech and university sectors will meet in Melbourne on Friday for an urgent discussion on developing Australia’s information technology workforce ahead of next week’s national jobs...
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Australian universities will bid for the allocation of 20,000 new government funded places set aside for areas of need and students from underrepresented backgrounds, the federal government announced Wednesday....
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Ministers’ power to veto research funding will be scrutinised as part of an independent inquiry into the role and function of the Australian Research Council, announced by Education minister...
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Higher education and research stakeholders have issued a warm welcome to Australia’s newest Education minister Jason Clare, despite his arrival coming as a surprise to many. Groups say they...
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University groups have mixed reviews of the 2022 election campaign, with some seeing promise in commercialisation and tech policies from major parties, and others lamenting the lack of focus...