The University of Newcastle
Teacher transformation scores top marks
A new way of teaching has helped turn the tables at Cessnock High School. The results speak for themselves.
Education
Southern Cross University
ARC funds ‘climate smart’ rice breeding program to reduce crop’s environmental footprint
Picturesque fields of ponded rice paddies belie a severe environmental impact: the world’s most eaten staple food is a water-guzzling, high methane-emitting crop. SCU is tackling this challenge by breeding rice for Australia that grows without standing in flood-irrigation water.
Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University announces $10m gift from Blackmore Family Foundation
It’s the second major gift to Southern Cross from the Blackmore Family Foundation, the personal philanthropic trust of Mr Marcus Blackmore AM and his wife Caroline Furlong.
The University of Newcastle
Rerouting trauma
How cultural insight and the neuroscience of trauma is changing the conversation around youth violence.
The University of Newcastle
Accelerating Startups with the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy Program
Housed at the University’s Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER), the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program is moving innovative technologies out of the lab and into global manufacturing.
Edith Cowan University
New and affordable counselling services address critical need in Perth's north
A range of affordable counselling services are now open to the public at the Edith Cowan University (ECU) Health Centre, Wanneroo.
Edith Cowan University
ECU students set to continue the legacies of fallen paramedics
ECU paramedicine students Kaitlyn Barrow and Renee Fury and nursing student Amber Pidek were awarded the Fiona Lavelle and Tinesh Tamilkodi Memorial Scholarship to pursue health sciences qualifications at ECU.
University of the Sunshine Coast
How AI is helping UniSC students stop hackers
Artificial intelligence has been called everything from a “threat to our very humanity” to “the next industrial revolution.”
Macquarie University
Teacher shortage: how to attract our best and brightest to the profession
School of Education researcher Dr Janet Dutton tackles some of the reasons behind the shortage and proposes steps that could return teaching to a profession our brightest students want to enter.
Edith Cowan University
Teachers Supporting Teachers – the global podcast
The Teachers Supporting Teachers podcast, hosted by ECU's Professor Narelle Lemon and Marnie Harris, has launched a new thought-provoking series. The latest instalment delves into the complexities and rewards of teaching - from the city to the country.
Edith Cowan University
New TAFE pathway to help early childhood educators study at ECU
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care NMTAFE graduates are being offered a new pathway directly into university thanks to a new partnership with ECU.
Edith Cowan University
Visionary musician, creative and entrepreneur Bourby Webster joins Edith Cowan University
The creative force behind the ground-breaking Perth Symphony Orchestra has been appointed as Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) new Director of Creative Activation and Public Engagement.