Conservatorium director pushes back on institution axing claims
The Elder Conservatorium director has spoken to ease fears that the institution would be cut as part of the SA university merger.
Tertiary
‘Super uni’ insider docs reveal Elder Conservatorium faces axe
A 125-year-old prestigious SA musical institution is conspicuously absent in the plans for a new super uni.
‘Earn while you learn’: Students paid up to $50,000 in new apprenticeship
Students now have the chance to undertake a paid apprenticeship – earning up to $50,000 – from their first year of uni as SA plans for the AUKUS project.
‘You’re never too old’: 76yo graduates from uni
At 76 years old, an Irishman once shot in The Troubles has graduated with a law degree, but it wasn’t a straightforward journey to get there.
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Watch the replay: Teen Parliament gives a voice to next-gen leaders
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SA’s hardest university courses to get into
An unexpected university course has an ATAR cut-off of 98.5 – making it harder to get into than engineering, health sciences and law.
‘Ahit happens’: UniSA’s cheeky response to viral sign blunder
UniSA has plastered a giant promotional sign down the side of a building with a spelling error in huge writing. Read their response.
Revealed: Bumper number of TAFE first-round offers in huge overhaul
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How Aus and the US are joining forces in space and defence
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Flinders determined to go it alone in university merger
Flinders University’s boss has written to students, assuring them they have nothing to fear from the proposed merger between University of Adelaide and UniSA.
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