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'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

A state's corruption watchdog is examining nepotism allegations at a university, including that jobs were handed to mates despite glaring conflicts of interest.

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Your bank is already using AI. But what’s coming next could be radically new

In June 1967, the world’s first “automated teller machine” or “ATM” was unveiled at a branch of Barclays Bank in north London in a grand ceremony.

The Conversation

Scientists discover the ‘missing link’ that causes giant volcanic eruptions

A giant, large-scale eruption once contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago

The Independent UK

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The only way to know if you have coeliac disease or gluten intolerance

While the two share many similar symptoms, only one can cause intestinal damage and malnutrition

The Independent UK

Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East

New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans’ neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools that were smaller but could be used for many tasks and lasted for a long…

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History, maths face axe as unis hit 'world of pain'

The university sector says it is in a world of financial pain and could cut up to 14,000 jobs as it deals with a forced drop-off in international students.

AAP

The Hottest Ocean Temperatures In 400 Years Are Putting The Great Barrier Reef in Extreme Peril

These multi-centenarian creatures could be gone this generation

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Job threat for Australian university staff as claims international student cuts are being weaponised

Leading experts have described Labor’s controversial migration policy as a ‘recipe for chaos’ set to hit campuses

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Australia needs large-scale energy production – here are 3 reasons why offshore wind is a good fit

On the weekend, an area 20km off the Illawarra coast south of Sydney became Australia’s fourth offshore wind energy zone. It’s the most controversial zone to date, with consultation attracting a record 14,211 submissions – of which 65% were opposed.

The Conversation

‘I wish I could be her hero’: the teenage sweethearts who face motor neurone disease together

When Justin and Rachel Yerbury met, they had no idea that he would become a world-leading scientist – studying a disease that would lead to his own tragic decline

The Guardian - AU

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 Guardian - AU

University slams claims it banned Indian students

The University of Wollongong has rejected claims it imposed restrictions on Indian students amid a rise in fraudulent applications.

AAP

How to eat chocolate, guilt-free

This Easter it is possible to support firms that are making profits without hurting the planet or its inhabitants.

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