Archived News for Education Sector Professionals

A new round of grants has been awarded in the Regional Arts Fund, providing money to innovative projects in regional governments of Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Gauging the aging rate of grey matter

New research at the University of Adelaide could provide insight into how to repair the brain after damage from stroke or traumatic injury.

New Horizons from Federal funds

Monash University has opened a new research centre dedicated to transforming manufacturing in areas such as biomedicine, transport, aerospace engineering and mineral processing.

Uni collab. takes learning online

The University of New South Wales has joined several prominent international institutions by putting some of its courses online through the internet-education group Coursera.

Australian return of the Nuclear Engineer

The University of New South Wales is bringing back its formerly-axed Nuclear Engineering degree, thirty years after cutting it from the curriculum.

Classes in classiness

With recent reports of the rampant cheating to get ahead in the Chinese exam system, it is no surprise that the country’s rich elite are forking out for a school which deals in the finer things.

Jury douses WA principal's charge

The Western Australian principal on trial for alleged gross misuse of school funds and cover-ups with arson has been found not guilty on a few charges.

Non-uniform tech code could cause imbalance

The Federal Government is putting the final touches on its ‘Bring-Your-Own-Device’ plan for schools, but already principals say it will only breed schoolyard inequity.

QLD Ed. asked where the kid's money has gone

The Queensland Government claims early childhood education is a big priority - leading school authorities across the state to ask why $100 million less was spent on pre-schools and kindergartens than had been budgeted.

Students tune up for Centenary concert

The professional members of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra have been joined by students from more than a dozen schools across the ACT, coming together to celebrate the Centenary of Canberra over the weekend.

Plans slowing on Uni/High School co-location

The James Cook University will not let go of plans to build a high school at its Townsville campus, despite the Queensland Government rejecting the idea.

PM's spruiking spree on home stretch

Australia’s Catholic school have signed on to the Federal Government’s school funding reforms, but Victoria and WA are still holding out.

Speaking of language in Adelaide

Before European settlement Australia was home to hundreds of languages belonging to the widespread and diverse aboriginal cultures, now teams are working to preserve what’s left of the dwindling tongues before the important piece of the nation’s heritage disappears.

Cheating reaches riot level

Cheating may be cause for alarm for many high-school teachers and students, but it has lead to a riot in China for a surprising reason.

Minimum score imposed at UNSW

The University of NSW will require a minimum entrance score to enrol in any of its courses next year, breaking step with the government's expansion agenda.

PM joins in to save QLD schools

Plans to sell off three school ovals and cram two large schools into one have been ditched in Queensland.

Taliban target speaks for schooling at UN

The Pakistani teenager who was shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting female education has made an address to the United Nations, and received a letter from her attackers.

Migrant Work Fund date extended

The closing date for the first round of applications for the new Migrant Communities Employment Fund has been extended. Potential applicants now have until August 9 to lodge their bid for a grant, with up to $200,000 available for innovative employment projects.