Archived News for Education Sector Professionals
Biomedical engineers say the world needs a better standard for sunglasses.
VET cap in the works
The Federal Education Minister has indicated he might cap loans to vocational education students.
Campbelltown does Diwali backflip
An Adelaide council that had rejected a Diwali festival has offered to allow it.
Ötzi's fresh fabrics unpicked
Researchers have sequenced the genomes of the animals used to make the clothing of a 5,300-year-old mummy.
Seals reveal icy secret
Elephant seals have helped confirm that fresh water from Antarctic’s melting ice shelves affect global temperatures.
Cheap laser danger revealed
Over-the-counter laser pointers can be harmful to eyesight, a new review says.
Harassment study seeks students
A national survey of sexual harassment and sexual assault is now open...
Lovelace award marks amazing career
Mary O’Kane has won the inaugural Ada Lovelace Medal for outstanding engineering.
Experts weigh 'healthy' obese claims
Swedish researchers are challenging the idea of ‘healthy obesity’.
Age change made non-compulsory
The Tasmanian Government has ditched its plan to lower the compulsory school starting age.
Creative steps will outpace robots
Creative and emotional intelligence will be the keys to robot-proofing the workforce...
Genetic check goes deep on difference
A new study has looked at just how genetically different we all are.
Minister criticises needy uni's
Simon Birmingham says higher education providers are acting like “petulant toddlers” ...
Scitech shift locked in
Scitech - Western Australia's leading science education centre – is moving in next to the new WA Museum.
School split hits the most needy
A West Australian parliamentary committee says a two-tier school system exacerbates inequality.
More hints of fifth physical force
Physicists may have found new evidence of a fifth force of nature.
Decades of health claims made public
A huge list of personal Medicare claims has been posted online, on purpose.
Natural? Not always
A Heart Foundation survey says half the products with the words “nature” or “natural” on the label do not form part of a healthy diet.
Principals question new safety steps
Victorian school principals are being made to sign statutory declarations saying they will keep their students safe from child abuse.
Dutton dismisses new abuse
Disturbing signs of abuse have again emerged from an Australian government facility.