Friday, January 24, 2025

Education

$2m Federal funding pledge for Tasmanian marine parks

The Australian Government has committed more than $2 million towards improving the health of marine parks surrounding Tasmania and sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.  The South-east Marine...

Honorary doctorate for Australian cricketing great

Australian cricket legend, Ricky Ponting AO, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania at a graduation ceremony in Launceston. Mr Ponting, who...

NT building home-grown architects

Half a century after Cyclone Tracy caused devastation and destruction across the suburbs of Darwin, the Northern Territory will soon have its own crop...

Wollongong Professor scores marketing educator gong

University of Wollongong (UOW) Professor Troy Heffernan has been named the 2024 Distinguished Marketing Educator of the Year by the Australian & New Zealand...

UC announces voluntary separation program for academic staff

The University of Canberra (UC) has announced a round of voluntary redundancies for academic staff and says it will also review its course offerings...

WA education leader honoured at IPAA awards

Education Minister, Tony Buti, has congratulated the WA Department of Education for its outstanding success at today's 2024 Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA)...

NSW Superstars of STEM named

Three Sydney researchers have been named as Superstars of STEM in recognition of their research and science outreach. The University of Sydney experts are among...

Female concussion study announced

The Victorian Government has today announced a partnership with the AFL to deliver a first-of-its-kind Australian study examining the impacts of concussion experienced by...

Queensland working group meets to cut teacher red tape

The Queensland Government’s Teacher Red Tape Reduction Working Group today held its first meeting to map out a plan to reduce the unnecessary administrative burden placed on the State's teachers.   The Working Group delivers on...

$9.8m Melville Senior High additions unveiled

Melville Senior High School has unveiled its new $9.8 million state-of-the-art sports hall and STEM classrooms. The facility includes a purpose-built sports hall with a...

$2.75m to fund National Indigenous Science Translation Centre

The Queensland Government has pledged $2.75 million over four years (2024-2028) to establish a National Indigenous Science Translation Centre (NISTC). The Indigenous-led initiative of the...

Number of vocational students continues to grow in SA

New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER) has found more people are studying in areas of economic priority for...

New Perth university project reaches full height

Construction of Perth's first fully comprehensive, inner-city university has reached a major milestone, with the $853 million Edith Cowan University (ECU) City campus reaching...

World-first research centre to tackle violence against women

The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) – the first of its kind facility in the world –...

Nash reappointed Regional Education Commissioner

Former NSW Minister for Regional Development, Regional Communications and Local Government and Territories, Fiona Nash, has been reappointed to the role of Australia’s Regional...