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University Students Seek Edge in Employability and Pay Scales
Getting degrees takes time and effort. It’s no surprise that university students want to be able to find graduate work that pays well. And it’s not a farfetched idea either. Students studying specialised degrees, like those in the arts, engineering and...
https://modernaustralian.com/business-news/40411-university-students-seek-edge-in-employability-and-pay-scales
Studying a uni course online? Here are 4 tips to get yourself tech ready
Australian universities have responded in a number of ways to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. These include delaying enrolments, moving semester breaks forward, abolishing late payment fees and moving courses online. Engaging students in online...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/9323-studying-a-uni-course-online-here-are-4-tips-to-get-yourself-tech-ready
Best US Colleges With Good Financial Aid For Students
When finding an affordable college, looking at colleges that offer good financial aid packages is the best place to start. Financial aid can come in different forms, such as scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs. The best way to find out...
https://modernaustralian.com/broaden/23471-best-us-colleges-with-good-financial-aid-for-students
Uni student failure rate is a worry, but the government response is too heavy-handed
In a surprise move, the government has revealed several new policies to reduce rates of failure in university subjects. If the legislation passes, it will require universities to: monitor student academic performance more closely prevent students...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/11247-uni-student-failure-rate-is-a-worry-but-the-government-response-is-too-heavy-handed
Art, drama and music lower stress. Here's what you need to know if you're thinking of taking arts in years 11 and 12
This article is part of a series providing school students with evidence-based advice for choosing subjects in their senior years. If you’re thinking of taking a performing or visual arts subject in years 11 and 12, you are probably weighing up a few...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/16969-art-drama-and-music-lower-stress-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-re-thinking-of-taking-arts-in-years-11-and-12
To become an innovation nation, we really need to think smaller
It took a chance meeting between Cameron van den Dungen, founder of a start-up mattress company, and Madhu Bhaskaran, an engineering professor at RMIT University, to see an opportunity to collaborate and commercialise research. Van den Dungen had a...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/15916-to-become-an-innovation-nation-we-really-need-to-think-smaller
Seven Myths About Online Education And Why They Are Wrong
The lockdowns that have defined much of the past two years have forced millions of normally classroom-based children and educators around the world to study and teach at home, and thrown into sharp relief the limitations of an education model that was...
https://modernaustralian.com/broaden/20220-seven-myths-about-online-education-and-why-they-are-wrong
Cheaper courses won't help graduates get jobs – they need good careers advice and links with employers
The government’s higher education funding changes aim to ensure graduates are “job-ready”. Students will be charged more for courses the government deems have poorer employment outcomes, to incentivise them into cheaper courses with supposedly better...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/10566-cheaper-courses-won-t-help-graduates-get-jobs-they-need-good-careers-advice-and-links-with-employers
Eight scholarships and grants for women to study
For those who believe that autumn is the best time to study, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with current opportunities. Grants and girls scholarships are offered to women in various fields of knowledge. Fellowship of the American Association...
https://modernaustralian.com/8705-eight-scholarships-and-grants-for-women-to-study
The Impact Of Technology On The World Around Us
Technology is having a major impact on the way we all lead our lives today and the rapid advancements in technology are enabling businesses to deliver cutting edge products and services. Research is at the heart of technological advances and Curtin...
https://modernaustralian.com/broaden/16615-the-impact-of-technology-on-the-world-around-us
How the Bible helped shape Australian culture
Throughout Australian history, the Bible has been used by those both asserting colonial power and subverting it, as a tool of oppression and as an instrument of justice. Did you know the anti-Christian slang, “Bible-bashers,” was coined by Australians?...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/1496-how-the-bible-helped-shape-australian-culture
STEM is worth investing in, but Australia's major parties offer scant details on policy and funding
This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. Evidence from around the world shows that public investment in science,...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/5347-stem-is-worth-investing-in-but-australia-s-major-parties-offer-scant-details-on-policy-and-funding
Award to Michelle Simmons reflects strategic importance of quantum physics for Australia
Physicist Michelle Simmons has won the 2018 Australian of the Year Award. Australian of the Year Awards UNSW Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons has been awarded the 2018 Australian of the Year . The prize recognises Simmons’ research and leadership in...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/197-award-to-michelle-simmons-reflects-strategic-importance-of-quantum-physics-for-australia
Don't just blame the driver – there's more than one cause of fatal truck crashes
There is evidence to suggest there is a ‘system’ of factors influencing truck crashes.AAP/Perry Duffin Recent truck driver fatalities in New South Wales and a call for action by Toll managing director Michael Byrne have refocused attention on the...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/164-don-t-just-blame-the-driver-–-there-s-more-than-one-cause-of-fatal-truck-crashes
Aged care, death and taxes after the royal commission
The Governor General was handed the report of the aged care royal commission on Friday. It will be made public in the coming week. Overlaying its considerations has been Australia’s 909 deaths from COVID-19, more than two-thirds of them (685) people in...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/14206-aged-care-death-and-taxes-after-the-royal-commission
The same racist sexism exists here
Damian Dovarganes/AP The recent US shootings at massage businesses in Atlanta should ring alarm bells in Australia. Eight people were killed in the attacks, including four Korean women and two Chinese women. US authorities are still trying to determine...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/14610-the-same-racist-sexism-exists-here
Heading back to the gym? Here's how to avoid injury after coronavirus isolation
To the joy of many, indoor gyms are reopening across Australia as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease. They officially reopen in New South Wales on June 13, in Tasmania two days later, and in Victoria on June 22. They are already open in the...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/10303-heading-back-to-the-gym-here-s-how-to-avoid-injury-after-coronavirus-isolation
More reasons for optimism on climate change than we've seen for decades: 2 climate experts explain
It’s unusual for researchers who study our catastrophically changing climate to use the words “optimism” and “climate change” in the same sentence. As an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) lead author and a climate communication...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/15153-more-reasons-for-optimism-on-climate-change-than-we-ve-seen-for-decades-2-climate-experts-explain
Border opening spurs rebound in demand from international students
Australia’s position in the international higher education market weakened significantly while our border was closed over the past two years. But recent demand and application data suggest our position may be strengthening since the border re-opening...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/19623-border-opening-spurs-rebound-in-demand-from-international-students
Don't wait for a crisis – start planning your aged care now
The earlier you start planning, the better. Most Australians prefer to die at home but few adequately plan for it. Consequently, just one in seven dies at home. Some say they will make plans “when the need arises”. But what if you have a heart attack,...
https://modernaustralian.com/news/5047-don-t-wait-for-a-crisis-start-planning-your-aged-care-now

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