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Tim Dodd

Tim Dodd
Tim DoddHigher Education Editor

Tim Dodd is The Australian’s higher education editor. He has over 25 years experience as a journalist covering a wide variety of areas in public policy, economics, politics and foreign policy, including reporting from the Canberra press gallery and four years based in Jakarta as South East Asia correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. He was named 2014 Higher Education Journalist of the Year by the National Press Club.

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highly prized
James Cook University and Mainstream Aquaculture are selectively breeding golden barramundi to provide a new fish product for consumers. Picture: Mainstream Aquaculture

Golden barra’s secrets uncovered

James Cook University scientists are getting closer to finding the secret of turning the grey old barramundi fish we all love into gold.

young achiever
Generic pic of  Southern Cross University -  Students Elly Baker and Will McCallum outside U Block at the Coffs Harbour campus.Ê

SCU wins ‘most improved’ award

Southern Cross University has been awarded by the QS ranking group for being the most improved university in the Oceania region.

‘damning indictment’
07/11/2018: Alison Barnes; Federal president of the National Tertiary Education Union, at their offices in Sydney.Pic by James Croucher

Uni ‘wage theft’ near $400m

The tally of university underpayment of wages to staff could reach $400 million, according to the National Tertiary Education Union.

science crisis
Einstein-First project being piloted across Aus - Auburn High students Amy 14, Tom 13 and Isshy 13 with a science activity.Picture by Wayne Taylor 26th July 2018.

Physics students ‘gone by 2035’

Alarm bells are ringing because, at the current rate of decline, there could be virtually no students studying physics in senior high school by 2035.

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