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A two-year apprenticeship offers training at AWS alongside remote coursework from Swinburne – a hybrid approach that was recommended as part of the Universities Accord.
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‘Serious flaws’ in youth gender report: doctors
Dozens of mental health practitioners have signed an open letter stating they have ‘serious professional concerns’ about a report which will inform the development of clinical guidance for NSW Health’s statewide youth trans and gender diverse service.
‘Damage done’: Scott must resign, academics say
A group of about 60 current and former University of Sydney academics and staff say there’s ‘too much mistrust’ for Mark Scott to mend the relationship with Jewish staff and students.
Student caps policy ‘will increase their numbers’
Former Immigration Department deputy secretary Abul Rizvi said Labor’s student caps would effect individual providers but was ‘redundant’ in reducing net migration.
US ‘study help’ firm takes uni regulator to court
US ‘online study help’ company Chegg, which the higher education regulator previously named as a threat to academic integrity, has taken the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency to court.
AHRC backs new campus inquiry
The Australian Human Rights Commission says a judicial inquiry into campus anti-Semitism is one way to address the ‘increase in anti-Semitism on university campuses’.
Academic workforce ‘hollowed out’: study
Australia’s middle academic workforce has ‘hollowed out’ since 1994, amid the growth in casualisation and well-paid professorships at universities.
Ex-ACU employee ‘sacked for disclosures’
A former ACU employee says she suffered ‘adverse action’ from the university as a result of disclosures and other inquiries she made about allegations of corruption against a security contractor.
Uni chiefs ‘in denial on anti-Semitism problem’
Australia’s anti-Semitism envoy says the ‘nub of the problem’ is most university vice-chancellors think they’re doing enough to combat anti-Semitism.
Foreign students top cheat inquiries
Close to 80 per cent of student misconduct complaints – driven by creative cheating methods such as AI – in 2023 were attributed to student visa holders.
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