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Changes to the agriculture industry have led a Central Queensland partnership to call out for more researchers and partners to help create more information to aid producers.

Unis invest in local researchers as pandemic keeps overseas students away We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement The University of Technology Sydney is providing a $2 million boost for Australian researchers, offering an additional 70 domestic research scholarships this year as pandemic border restrictions continue to keep away international students. Professor Kate McGrath, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-Pre...

AgForce is Queensland’s peak organisation representing producers of cane, cattle, grains, sheep and wool.

Education by Stephanie Bennett Premium Content   Queensland university head honchos pocketed thousands of dollars in pay rises last year as staff were slashed and income streams took a nosedive. In the wake of the crushing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic universities were forced to undergo mass redundancies and faculty changes, as border closures cut-off lucrative international student fees. But annual reports released last week reveal the eye-watering ...

The financial woes of Queensland’s universities due to the global coronavirus pandemic have been laid bare in an alarming report.

Australian Universities Back Research Commercialisation as Sector Struggles With Post-COVID Blues Industry groups representing Australian universities are backing the federal government’s move to explore how the sector can better commercialise research and technological developments. The proposal comes as the tertiary sector grapples with a post-COVID economic environment, which has seen the sector shed 17,300 jobs and lose over $1.8 billion in revenue over the past year. The government launc...

The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the invitation from the Australian Government to consult on the importance of partnerships and...

A previous meeting of the Regional Universities Network (RUN). Photo Inga Williams / The Queensland Times “Over the past nine years, RUN has been a great champion for the crucial work of our regional universities and has represented our interests well at the national level, but there is still much work to do.” Prof Klomp said he would fight to ensure the interests of regional universities weren’t forgotten. “As incoming chair, I’m looking forward to continuing to ensu...

Central Queensland University head calls for plan for return of international students By Antonia OFlaherty © Provided by ABC Health Central Queensland University vice-chancellor Nick Klomp has criticised the lack of national strategy to return international students to Australia. (Supplied: CQU) A Queensland university is calling for an urgent plan to return international students to Australia as pressure mounts for action at National Cabinet this week. Central Queensland Un...

Premium Content Subscriber only Work has begun on a $13.5M School of Advanced Manufacturing at Gladstone’s CQUni Marina campus. Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined Federal Member for Flynn, Ken O’Dowd and CQUniversity vice-chancellor and president Professor Nick Klomp to turn the sod on the project that seeks to “turbocharge” manufacturing capability in the region. The Gladstone school will be complemented by a School of Mining at CQUniversity’s Rockhampton North camp...