Universities will on Wednesday call for a suite of funding moves worth billions of dollars to lift the sector to the point it can churn out 1 million more...
Education
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A $100 million donation by AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda to the University of Sydney will create a pipeline of girls and women from Western Sydney studying STEM subjects over...
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The University of NSW will gain access to a university orientated version of ChatGPT that offers academics and students intellectual property protections under a landmark new agreement with OpenAI....
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A Senate committee has paved the way for controversial caps on international university students, giving the green light to a government plan that critics warn will rip millions in...
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Renowned marine biologist Professor Emma Johnston will be the University of Melbourne’s first female vice chancellor in its 171-year history when she returns to her alma mater next year...
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AI-generated papers performed below the student average in an Australian law exam late last year, casting doubts on claims by one of the technology’s commercial pioneers, new research has...
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International students will be capped at 2023 levels from next year as part of Education minister Jason Clare’s intervention in the tertiary sector that has sparked fierce backlash from...
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Generative artificial intelligence tools will be trialled in Western Australian classrooms in a state and Commonwealth government effort to reduce time spent on lesson planning and other administrative tasks....
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The rapid advancement of generative AI is challenging long-held notions of expertise and mastery. The traditional belief, epitomised by Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘10,000-hour rule’ that expertise demands extensive practice, is...
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New South Wales has begun a six-month trial of a blended generative artificial intelligence app in the state’s public schools, giving students and teachers access to multiple large language...
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Universities Australia has poached fellow lobby group ATN Universities’ leader Luke Sheehy to be its new chief executive from next year, as the sector braces for major changes and...
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Australian schools have been told not to use generative artificial intelligence tools that sell student data from next year under a national framework developed to guide the sale and...
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UNSW will begin recruiting students for its Startup Year program this week in anticipation of an official approval for places for the government pilot within weeks. Students will pay...
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Australian universities say they are managing the risks of artificial intelligence to academic integrity and the federal government should wait to enforce specific regulations for the technology on the...