Archived News for Education Sector Professionals - November, 2021
Big home shift studied
NBN Co and CSIRO have issued a report on Australia’s big ‘work-from-home’ experiment.
Academy head pledges economic effort
The next president of the Australian Academy of Science has been selected.
Tudge wants uni boost
The Federal Government has a new plan for universities to boost their bottom lines.
Turnitin purchase approved
Regulators say they will not stop the merger of two major anti-plagiarism firms.
Sackings allowed for God's sake
The Federal Government is introducing its new religious discrimination bill to parliament.
Ancient motherhood re-imagined
New research upends old assumptions about the high death rate of babies in ancient societies.
Key summit recordings posted
Recordings from the recent Workplace Sexual Harassment National Forum are now available.
New site for robo-reasoning
A new research centre in South Australia says it will use AI to improve a range of industries.
Kids heading for chronic harm
Experts warn Australian adolescents are lining themselves up for serious chronic disease.
New links for climate health
A $10 million national network has been set up to build resilience to the human health impacts of environmental change.
Billions lost to loneliness
A report says loneliness is costing Australians up to $2.7 billion per year.
Kids hit by parental depression
Experts have used 30 years’ of data to assess the link between parental depression and kids’ education.
Menzies centre opens
The Robert Menzies Institute has opened at the University of Melbourne this week.
Screen split assessed
New research finds that for children, not all forms of screen time are made equal.
Uni cyber guidance updated
The Federal Government says its new guidelines will strengthen Australia's university sector to withstand foreign interference.
PM plugs tech edge
The Prime Minister says the AUKUS deal will also be used to share cutting edge technology.