UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES – NEW SOUTH WALES

Lecturer sues Sydney Uni over sacking

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 18-Apr-19

Former lecturer Tim Anderson has launched an unfair dismissal claim against the University of Sydney and deputy vice-chancellor Stephen Garton. The university claims that he was dismissed for breaching its code of conduct and public comment policy. The National Tertiary Education Union in turn alleges that the teaching material and social media posts that led to Anderson’s sacking are protected under clauses in the university’s enterprise agreement relating to intellectual freedom. In addition, it contends that his sacking was unlawful under provisions of the Fair Work Act concerning political opinion.

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UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, NATIONAL TERTIARY EDUCATION INDUSTRY UNION, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY

Women MBAs no longer outnumbered

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Original article by Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 6-Jul-15

The latest intake of MBA candidates at the University of Sydney comprises 23 women and 22 men. Business School dean Greg Whitwell has lauded the fact that the MBA program has achieved gender equality just two years after it was launched. The university believes that it is the first time female candidates have outnumbered male candidates in an MBA program in Australia. However, male students still generally dominate MBA programs nationwide.

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UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR UN WOMEN, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT, FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIAN POPULATION ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

CBA backs university’s quantum leap

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Original article by Paul Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 2-Dec-14

Research into the development of quantum computers at the University of New South Wales has been given a boost via a $A5m investment by the Commonwealth Bank. Michelle Simmons, the head of the university’s Centre for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology, says the investment will help Australia to maintain its status as a world leader in the technology. She is also hoping for financial support from the Federal Government

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COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. CENTRE FOR QUANTUM COMPUTATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Universities pledge to pursue evidence of MyMaster cheating

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Original article by Darren Gray
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 20-Nov-14

Essay-selling web site MyMaster is believed to have been paid more than $A160,000 by students who bought assignments for university courses. The University of Newcastle and the University of Wollongong are investigating whether any of their students used the service. Other New South Wales universities are taking similar steps

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UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA. TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ

Prof Woz signs on to UTS bot camp

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Original article by Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 22-Oct-14

Mary-Anne Williams, director of the Innovation & Enterprise Research Lab at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), has announced the appointment as adjunct professor of Steve Wozniak. He co-founded the Apple computer company in the US, and will not receive any remuneration for what is his first such mentoring role globally. UTS deputy vice-chancellor research Glenn Wightwick says it is an indicator of the institution’s focus on innovation

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UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY, APPLE INCORPORATED, GEHRY PARTNERS LLP