English adopts words of dying language.
A Yiddish shpiel
Year 1s get iPads
Hi-tech learning for Generation Next.
Reporters in pyjamas
Students burn midday oil to get their paper out.
Lecturer takes top prize
Passion for community radio rewarded.
New Curtin R&D chief
University veteran appointed to top post.
Curtin call
Descendant of John Curtin graduates from Curtin Uni.
Still hope for a university in Midland
BY MITCHELL REARDON DESPITE the Raffles Education Corporation recently withdrawing a $100 million-dollar application to construct a university in Midland, those in the area still hold out hope that a tertiary institution […]
Council reviews special needs student policy
WHITNEY SLATER GINGIN District High School Council is considering a formal policy to accommodate for special needs students in individual situations. The review comes after a special needs student was allowed to […]
Anti-bullying needs community support
RUHEE KHAN NEW types of bullying, such as cyber and covert bullying, have made it harder for schools to combat the problem. Australia Primary Principal Association president Norm Hart said there was […]
Research facility focuses on health patients
JAMES HELLIWELL CURTIN University has opened a new $2.5 million research facility dedicated to postgraduate research students in the health sciences faculty. The facility, which was officially opened on Monday, 21 March, […]
PTA dismisses study claims
The Perth Transport Authority has dismissed claims there are major deficiencies in its training and management practices, after a study by Edith Cowan University.
Young photographer gets exposure
Fashion photographer and Curtin University graduate Penny Lane has been selected as one of three finalists in the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards photography category.
Tuition fee scam
More than 30 WA students from two universities have fallen for a scam that has defrauded them of half a million dollars worth of tuition fees.
Performance students call for music teaching funds
Curtin performance students are missing out on musical theatre training due to a lack of university funding.
Union fears semester one halt
Curtin University could “grind to a halt” in semester one next year because of changes to the way sessional academics are hired in the wake of the sex-for-grades scandal, according to the National Tertiary Education Union.
Curtin hopes to help traumatised refugees
A Curtin research program is helping war-traumatised refugees in Perth schools, after finding government programs are inadequate.
Curriculum changes concern art teachers
Proposed changes to the national arts curriculum have teachers worried that students will struggle to fully understand the new courses.