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Universities unite to get more girls into engineering

Engineering deans are ramping up efforts to entice girls into engineering programs through the launch of a new national taskforce

University halves IT costs with move to cloud

The Educator looks at how Edith Cowan University is enhancing its student experience, streamlining its operations and halving its IT costs in 2020

University partnership tackles teacher shortage

The innovative partnership between Victoria University and Goodstart aims to encourage aspiring teachers in hard-to-staff areas

Notre Dame lecturer recognised on global stage

Darren Falconer, has not only gone the extra mile to help nursing students – he is also the first Australian to win an international nursing award

New research challenges mental health assumptions

A new study shows how people with severe mental illness can communicate effectively with a psychiatrist

University aims to stub out problem smoking for good

Researchers from Flinders University are closing in on a long-term solution to tobacco addiction

Mental health support a priority as bushfires rage

As universities move to help bushfire-hit communities, the Federal Government is pledging to help the education sector get back on its feet

What does 2020 hold for university enrolments?

Some universities are seeing an increase in the number of course offerings despite projections of lower domestic enrolments

University’s new student equity expert begins tenure

Curtin University will be starting 2020 strong with an experienced new director at the helm of its national student equity centre

What makes an effective VET leader?

Australia’s best VET teacher, Sally Ford, tells The Educator about her secrets to success