Storm brews on trimesters
DEAKIN University and the NTEU are on a collision course over plans to introduce an academic year divided into equal trimesters
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Strait data to predict disasters
AS the people of Burma struggle to recover from Cyclone Nargis, a small band from Griffith University’s school of engineering is up in the Torres Strait collecting data that may help guard against loss of life should the same thing happen there.
Pride often goes before a corporate fall
WHEN organisational consultant Susan Long thought about the rogue behaviour of companies, the seven deadly sins came to mind. Thus her book, The Perverse Organisation and its Deadly Sins (Karnak Books), and her conviction it is vital to track corporate emotional stability.
Exercise extreme caution
OPINION among academics is divided on sources of funding for Islamic studies.
Garbage in the garb age
FAST fashion is out as far as Alison Gwilt is concerned. By fast she means the tendency of 18 to 25-year-olds to buy cheaply, on impulse and ditch garments quickly. No good, says the lecturer in the school of design at the University of Technology, Sydney, who is on a quest to make fashion more sustainable.
Universities focus on science and maths
ADOPTING a cross-disciplinary approach to research, the University of Melbourne has created Australia’s first physical biosciences program.
Oz lit teaching in the spotlight
WHEN The Australian’s Rosemary Neill wrote a story under the headline “Lost for words” in December 2006, saying the teaching of Australian literature was being seriously neglected, it triggered a dramatic reaction.
Curtin plays to its new strengths
CURTIN University of Technology plans to halve its 900 courses of study in favour of concentrating on its strengths and continuing to develop joint ventures with industry.
Young Libs campaign to out biased dons
NATALIE Karam, a second-year university law student, recently changed classes because she was so uncomfortable about the ideological stance of one of her lecturers.
Union, sector clash on pay
THE first NTEU log of claims since 2002 has requested a 9 per cent pay rise for university staff each year for the next three years.
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