ACDS warns of impacts of proposed HE funding cuts Posted August 2017 MEDIA RELEASE – Thursday August 24th 2017 Australia’s university system is the bedrock on which its STEM capability is built. Its … Continue Reading»
National Research Forum – September 2017 Posted July 2017 25 – 26 September 2017 – Novotel Sydney Central As agreed in the ACDS Strategic Plan, the Australian Council of … Continue Reading»
2016 WIL in Science Forum presentations Posted November 2016 The 2016 ACDS WIL in Science forum was held on Friday December 2nd focusing on the ACDS Lighthouse projects. Participants explored … Continue Reading»
BEAN 2016: wonder and imagination Posted November 2016 The Biosciences Education Australia Network (BEAN) is holding its annual meeting in Canberra on Dec 12-13 at ANU. Again, BEAN is … Continue Reading»
2016 AGM presentations Posted November 2016 ACDS Annual General Meeting 2016 The ACDS AGM was held at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne on October 17 and … Continue Reading»
Evidence-based practice for STEM learning Posted November 2016 ‘…every university now has at its disposal the tools to improve undergraduate STEM teaching, and no defensible reason for not … Continue Reading»
ACSME 2016 round-up Posted October 2016 ACSME (Australian Conference for Science and Mathematics Education) greeted over 200 registrants in Brisbane this year, breaking attendance records. The … Continue Reading»
WIL at Macquarie University Posted October 2016 Improving work-integrated learning has been nominated as a key target for Australian university in the national WIL strategy published in … Continue Reading»
Re-thinking the Science PhD Posted August 2016 Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, is a big fan of the PhD. His speech on July 29th, at the Park Royal … Continue Reading»
ACSME 2016 program released Posted August 2016 ACSME is the national conference for university science and mathematics education with a proud 22-year history of sparking new ideas, … Continue Reading»
Evidence-based practice for STEM learning Posted August 2016 ‘…every university now has at its disposal the tools to improve undergraduate STEM teaching, and no defensible reason for not … Continue Reading»
New ideas in T&L: August Posted July 2016 University Science Academics and Students Agree on One Thing: We’re falling short on skill development Australia needs innovative science graduates … Continue Reading»