Archived News for Education Sector Professionals

Modern technology will connect people along an ancient river system, in a program to show students the ongoing importance of the Murray Darling Basin.

Robot's riding quest asks important questions

A friendly pile of junk will be making its way across Canada in an experiment to see if robots can trust humans.

Anti-vax fear has deadly-real effects for US

Whooping cough has been declared an epidemic in the heartland of the American anti-vaccine movement.

After-school risk shows cost of coolness

Science has added some data to the observable trend that coolness in high school does not last.

Attendance accounts paint serious picture

Education Department figures show a very rough rate of attendance across one state.

Brain sections sing rapid thoughts in harmony

The brain is an incredible processing tool that can jump from thought to thought almost instantly, and a new study says the ability to think quickly may come from harmony between regions.

Luminary lauded with re-named building

A building at a leading Melbourne university campus has been renamed in honour of education leader Professor Leo Foster.

New Newcastle Uni duties dealing out

The University of Newcastle is getting serious with its plans for a new inner-city campus.

Years of short-change could bring island strike

Teachers are considering industrial action on Papua New Guinea, with reports that their wages have been woefully underpaid.

Budget march busts city streets

Thousands of union workers and supporters have descended to the streets of Melbourne to voice their outrage at what they see as a heavy-handed federal budget.

Students send stream of sustainable ideas

A potentially revolutionary water saving device has seen three Australian students represent at a global engineering competition in Amsterdam.

Regretful study shows grass is greener for rats

New research shows that rats feel regret, a cognitive behaviour once thought to be uniquely human.

Australians value good tax usage over cuts with no ideas

Adding to the sense that many Australians are not doing it as tough as the Federal Government insists, a survey has shown that many would be willing to pay more tax in exchange for better services.

Language broken by the hands of children

Research has shed some light on the way children learn to communicate, and may suggest that the youngest speakers have informed language itself.

Melbourne University's big cuts may come naturally

Melbourne University says it must cut 540 jobs to stay competitive, but unions warn the move will do the opposite.

Model meddling makes uni claims unclear

More voices have added to the furore over changes to lift university fee arrangements.

Safe minds at school to cut dark rate

A vital program is being rolled-out across Victorian schools to reduce the rate of the highest cause of death among students.

Teaching test to ensure best base

Future teachers in New South Wales will have to pass a literacy and numeracy test before they head back into the classroom.

Australians among best at resisting pestering

All parents have faced the requests that come from children in the aisles of the supermarket, but a new study say Australian parents are better at resisting these demands than those in other countries.