
SA university merger back in spotlight
Premier Peter Malinauskas has used a national address to put South Australian university amalgamation back on the agenda and call for an increase in the nation’s humanitarian refugee cap.
Premier Peter Malinauskas has used a national address to put South Australian university amalgamation back on the agenda and call for an increase in the nation’s humanitarian refugee cap.
All students and staff at Flinders University wishing to attend campus must declare they have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by February 28 or agree to undertake weekly rapid testing at their own expense, in a first for South Australia’s higher education sector.
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UPDATED | A reform proposal from Flinders University has drawn international criticism, with the planned closure of the respected Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity leaving its “superstar” director set to walk to a rival institution – taking millions of dollars of grant funding with her.
In this week’s briefcase, Amazon Australia opens a new Adelaide distribution centre, local distillers win big at the Tasting Australia Spirit Awards and fashion retailer Peter Shearer prepares to open its fourth SA store.
Hi-tech Adelaide companies are partnering with local universities to fine tune their capabilities and train the next generation of experts in artificial intelligence, 3D printing and other emerging advanced manufacturing techniques.
A federal government decision not to renew $1 billion in research funding has put more pressure on South Australia’s embattled higher education industry as the sector braces for a budget cut of nearly 10 per cent over the next four years.
South Australian researchers have tested a new computer-driven method of distinguishing the characteristics, style and chronology of Aboriginal rock art painted thousands of years ago – potentially unlocking new insights into Indigenous societies.