Tag: education

The sagacious school: Education for the age of agility

Posted on   |  by Dr Jamie Dorrington
I attended school and university under the old social contract; do your best at school, complete your homework, study for exams, get a good final score, go to university,...

Emma Johnston to lead Australia’s top uni

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Renowned marine biologist Professor Emma Johnston will be the University of Melbourne’s first female vice chancellor in its 171-year history when she returns to her alma mater next year...

Gig Guide: Experts join economic accelerator board

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The committee overseeing Australia’s Economic Accelerator, a $1.6 billion research commercialisation initiative, has been confirmed after half a year of interim arrangements. Two additional members were appointed to the...

Govt readies for full launch of Economic Accelerator

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government intends to fully launch Australia’s Economic Accelerator in the coming months after kicking off its recruitment of program managers more than two years after the commercialisation...

Gig Guide: New committee to drive Uni Accord response

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Education department secretary Tony Cook will chair a new committee set up to support the implementation of reforms recommended from the Universities Accord. Announced alongside the federal Budget on...

Foreign vendor ‘dependence’ risking Aussie AI opportunity

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Universities are calling for a National Centre for AI in education to share best practice and costly infrastructure, warning researchers and educators are currently reliant on foreign vendors and...

Education minister moves to end research grant veto powers

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Legislation to remove the Education minister’s power to veto Australian Research Council grants has been introduced to Parliament, as the federal government works to implement other recommendations made in...