Uni students demand a better future.
The National Union of Students (NUS) have declared that a national day of action will be held on May the 2nd to protest the federal government’s refusal to support university students. The day of action will be apart of the wider “Demand a Better Future” campaign.
NUS claim that since 1995 the federal government has reduced funding to tertiary education by 7%. This represents a decrease of $1550 for each and every university student.
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University Students Squeezed out of Rental Accommodation.
Across Australia the cost of rental accommodation has been rising dramatically over the last 6 months. In some areas the average cost of rental accommodation has risen by over 50%. Although Adelaide has significantly lower living costs than the eastern states it has not been insulated from the rises.
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Federal government recognises Flinders’ teaching excellence.The Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training, Julie Bishop MP, has announced that Flinders University will be amongst 21 Universities across Australia to share the sum of $83 million from the 2007 Learning and Teaching Performance Fund. Flinders was recognized for it’s excellence in teaching in humanities, arts and education.
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Flinders' Professor named 2006 Australian Uni Teacher of the YearProfessor Iain Hay, Head of the School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management at Flinders University has been announced as the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for the Australian University Teacher of the Year. |
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