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New South Wales universities receive 40% of student fees from just three overseas countries

Warnings of ‘concentration risk’ for sector as cap on international students anticipated

The Guardian - AU

Tough assignment: Australian universities are desperate for more student housing, but not everyone’s on board

Institutions need more accommodation in light of Labor’s proposed cap on international students. But some councils and residents are pushing back

The Guardian - AU

Students choose arts degrees in droves despite huge rise in fees under Morrison government

The scheme to incentivise students into other disciplines has failed to stem the ‘massive swell’ of demand for humanities

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'If we can make it, we should also aim to recycle it': minister

PM promises to grow circular economy at same time as manufacturing

Newcastle Herald

National centre to tackle gender inequity in medicine

A new national research centre will challenge Australia's predominantly male-centric approach to medical care to deliver better health outcomes for all.

AAP

An ‘exciting advance’ or ‘poor public policy’? Australian universities divided over new $10bn fund

The Higher Education Future Fund aims to fund expanded study hubs in areas outside the major capital cities

The Guardian - AU

Properly recycling aeroplanes could help make cars lighter, save fuel

UNSW Canberra researcher finds a better way to recycle carbon fibre.

The Canberra Times

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January university offers are going out across Australia – here’s what you need to know

How are tertiary education offers staggered, what’s popular this year and what happens if you don’t get your first preference? Guardian Australia spells it out

The Guardian - AU

How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China?

Reports of a surge in pneumonia-like illness primarily affecting children in northern China have captured our attention. The last time we heard about a mysterious respiratory outbreak leading to overcrowding in hospitals was the beginning of the COVID pandemic, so it’s not entirely surprising this has caused some alarm.

The Conversation

A monster eddy current is forming off Sydney. What is it, and will it bring a new marine heatwave?

If a 400km-wide ocean vortex moves close to shore, water temperatures could spike – putting species at risk

The Guardian - AU

Our unsung farm dams provide vital habitat to threatened species of frogs

Frogs are in trouble. While many of the world’s animal species are now at risk from habitat loss, climate change and other human pressures, frogs are particularly at risk.

The Conversation

University of Sydney one of 15 higher education institutions not to have a position on the voice

Indigenous faculty members say the leadership of Australia’s oldest university could have been ‘much braver’

The Guardian - AU

‘I’ve got the best job in the world’: waterbird expert wins prestigious Eureka prize

Prof Richard Kingsford and his waterbirds aerial survey team’s work over 40 years has influenced Murray-Darling Basin conservation and helped create three new national parks

The Guardian - AU

Birdwatching, immune responses and evolutionary mapping honoured at 2023 Eureka Prizes

Hundreds of scientists from across the country have gathered at the Australian Museum in Sydney for the presentation of the Eureka Prizes. Awarded annually since 1990, the prizes recognise outstanding contributions to science and the public understanding of science.

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'Stay safe' – Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, a champion for the power of clear science communication

When the COVID pandemic hit, epidemiologist Professor Emeritus Mary-Louise McLaws AO became the go-to expert for many journalists across the media spectrum. With new research being released daily, access to calm, reliable and knowledgeable experts like Mary-Louise – or “ML” as she was known to her friends – became paramount…

Newcastle Herald

'A very pressing and urgent problem': solar panel recycling breakthrough

The majority of solar cells are still ending up in landfill.

The Canberra Times

New $1 billion UNSW Canberra City campus master plan approved

Planning for the first two buildings on the Constitution Avenue site is now underway.

Newcastle Herald

Remembering the people lost in the tragic Hunter bus crash

An 'inspirational coach', a married couple with young children and a beloved doctor are among the people killed in the horror crash.

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International students and researchers concerned tools to detect AI-generated text may be inaccurate

International students say tools to detect AI-generated text are inaccurate, as a US study suggests the detectors are biased against people writing in English as a second language.

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NSW vice-chancellors get big pay bumps despite universities plunging into the red

Critics say million-dollar salaries are ‘wildly out of touch’ as annual reports show some academic chiefs got $200,000 raise last year

The Conversation

A sustainable Australia depends on what happens in our cities – that's why we need a national urban policy

Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn’t interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn’t quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental City Deals and the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. Scott Morrison at best presided over a…

The Conversation

New research reveals harrowing stories of murdered Indigenous women and the failure of police to act

Readers please be advised this article mentions acts of intimate partner violence against First Nations people.

ABC News

PwC in the firing line and AFP drawn in as Senate asks hard questions about conflict-of-interest drama

A Treasury investigation into the impact of a PwC tax expert's use of confidential information — sold to clients seeking to minimise tax — could lead to the firm being referred to the Australian Federal Police, the assistant treasurer warns.

ABC News

All three of Mandy Maysey's children live with Tourette syndrome. She wants Australians to learn more about the condition

Mandy Maysey has three children who live with Tourette syndrome and says the community needs to better understand the condition. Experts agree and say national guidelines are urgently needed.

ABC News

Siri co-founder Tom Gruber helped bring AI into the mainstream. Here's why he's worried about how fast AI is growing

Tom Gruber is a strong believer in humanistic artificial intelligence (AI) — making intelligent machines that serve humans rather than corporations. But what he and long-time colleagues working on AI have seen in the past 18 months has scared them.

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