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Early Childhood Ed

Workforce challenge in early childhood ed

Julia Gillard’s royal commission on early childhood education in South Australia recommends universal pre-school for three year olds, from 2026. The former Prime Minister’s report ...
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Peer Review

Peer review process passes peer review

Peer review is the “gold standard” for allocating research grants, states the National Health and Medical Research Council. The problem is, few agree on how ...
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Research

Research grants: usual unis, usual disciplines

The Australian Research Council announces a new round of the future making and breaking for young academics; the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.
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Funding

Hidden figures tell stellar story of HE impact

Research and development spending went up and down in 2021-22 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Universities Australia (UA) focused on the down, with
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ATAR

No ATAR means no uni for most

Higher education is largely closed to school students without ATARS, notably in Queensland, “where the tracking of Indigenous and low SES students into non-ATAR pathways ...
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The Digest

The Week that Was

“A global review of studies involving more than seven million fathers from Curtin U has found …” university media, promotes research (via Twitter). That’s a ...
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Medical Research

Gender splits on MRFF research and what to do about it

The Department of Health reports Medical Research Future Fund gender split on grants from 2017 up to May. Chief Investigator applicants: 14 983 men and 14 512 ...
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International Students

What works for international students online

The COVID-inspired rush to online teaching and learning had “profound impacts” on international students, Thinh Huynha and Ly Thi Tran (Deakin U) have found. The ...
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Indigenous

Learnings on teaching in remote communities

Last year the Commonwealth committed to a new foundation skills programme, including for remote Australia, and asked for advice on delivery. In general, responses focused ...
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