Archived News for Education Sector Professionals - July, 2020
Student visas re-opening
The Federal Government is beginning to grant visas to international students to lift struggling university sector.
Weed study tallies uptake
A recent study investigated whether more Australian kids would try cannabis if it was legalised.
All Vic. schools join period scheme
Victorian public schools are offering free pads and tampons to students.
Fee change on shaky basis
The Federal Government has not modelled whether charging more for humanities will work.
Zircon site saved
A remote patch of WA scrubland has been added to the National Heritage List in order to protect some truly ancient crystals.
Ghetto 'miracle' modelled
New modelling of World War II typhus infections reveals how public health interventions eradicated the disease.
Adelaide VC resigns
Adelaide University’s vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen has been under investigation for alleged misconduct, and has now resigned due to ill health.
Creativity key to STEM too
A local researcher is pushing for Australian schools and universities to increase their emphasis on teaching creativity.
Hundreds join call for humanity
Hundreds of prominent Australians have signed a letter calling for efforts to solve the biggest challenges facing humanity.
Video game violence reviewed
A new meta-analysis has found no long-term link between violent video games and youth aggression.
Welfare cuts unveiled
Australians on JobSeeker and JobKeeper payments will have their money cut in coming months.
CSIRO gas links questioned
Experts have raised concerns that the CSIRO has been compromised by its relationship with the CSG industry.
Phone data tracks personalities
Mobile phone data has been used to accurately predict personality traits.
Shaky stakes for uni staff
The high rate of casualisation has been described as Australian universities’ “dirty secret”...
Truth-telling timely in NT
The head of the NT Treaty Commission says truth-telling is needed ahead of its 2022 submission.
Indigenous timeline extended in SA
It appears that First Nations people occupied South Australia’s Riverland region much earlier than previously believed.
Population peak predicted
Modelling suggests the world population will peak in 2064 at around 9.7 billion.