Covid-model professor in ‘drunk sex assault’ lawsuit
A university academic whose modelling has shaped SA’s Covid response allegedly sexually assaulted a colleague who was too drunk to consent, a tribunal will hear on Wednesday.
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Elon way to the top for Flinders’ Tesla-inspired racer
One of the hottest cars on Earth has given Flinders the inspiration behind its newly unveiled entry for a race to Darwin. See the pictures
Uni witch club not being cast out — it’s just taking a spell
An uni club focused on Satanism, witchcraft and the occult says it is being censored by a student union that’s facing claims of being hijacked by Young Liberals.
‘Overwhelming lack of interest’: Lucas sledges TAFE teacher strike
TAFE teachers converged at Parliament House to rally on Thursday after voting to strike over their new employment agreement.
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How to save SA according to Peter Rathjen
Shorter degrees, more students … and lots of coffee. Vice-Chancellor Peter Rathjen wants Adelaide University to save South Australia — in an exclusive SA Weekend profile, he explains how.
Young students to be told ‘uni is not the only option’
Careers counsellors will target younger students to convince them to take a trade before their parents decide university is the only option. The program will be piloted in 24 schools across south west Sydney and the north coast. FIND OUT WHERE.
Make high school training the start point, not a backup
The “biggest overhaul in a generation” will have students’ vocational training verified by the industry they want to enter, giving them a much better chance at a post-schooling job.
Disturbing reality of teen ‘banter’ exposed
Kids are telling each other to commit suicide, wishing murder upon others or telling them to drown, a disturbing Flinders study reveals. But it’s far from harmless ribbing.
Big idea to give downsizers a fare share
Share houses are common enough for young people, and now an Adelaide project will encourage retirees to embrace the idea too — with an architectural twist.
Adelaide uni students win big on the grand stage
The hard yards have paid off for these Adelaide students who took out a top prize at Australia’s leading chemical engineering awards event for their project in carbon capture.
One in four say uni was a mistake
Widespread dissatisfaction with universities has been laid bare in a new survey, with graduates saying they are not being taught the right skills and they should have chosen vocational training instead.
What graduates really want from first job
Thousands of uni students will be looking to enter the labour market once their exams finish at the end of November, but salary won’t be their top priority when choosing a job.
It’s time to stop thinking uni is for everyone
The Federal Government will work to end a decades-long push to get more students into university at the expense of vocational education and trades, amid a gaping shortage of workers in traditional blue collar occupations.
ATAR ‘dead within a decade’
ATAR is too narrow a measure of a graduate’s preparedness for further study or work, says the head of the SA Education Department.
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