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All rights reserved.aus_higher_education_565http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~3/o3hTOzlPLVE/story-e6frgcjx-1226367751112http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/south-africa-takes-the-lions-share-of-ska/story-e6frgcjx-1226367751112IN a snub to Australian science, Africa will host the bulk of the Square Kilometre Array with over two-thirds of the project's crucial dishes. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UxUHu4q6CdcYXGQApu-6T6ja42A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UxUHu4q6CdcYXGQApu-6T6ja42A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UxUHu4q6CdcYXGQApu-6T6ja42A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UxUHu4q6CdcYXGQApu-6T6ja42A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~4/o3hTOzlPLVE" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 26 May 2012 06:01:30 GMTStephen Matchetthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/south-africa-takes-the-lions-share-of-ska/story-e6frgcjx-1226367751112http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~3/biYfgWeJG3M/story-e6frgcjx-1226367113658http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/victorias-training-cuts-a-warning-for-higher-education-as-value-put-on-employment-economy/story-e6frgcjx-1226367113658VICTORIA'S cuts to training subsidies present a potential warning for the future of higher education funding. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l4RZSmDV07KH2wL6f2SiMFfRLeg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l4RZSmDV07KH2wL6f2SiMFfRLeg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l4RZSmDV07KH2wL6f2SiMFfRLeg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l4RZSmDV07KH2wL6f2SiMFfRLeg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~4/biYfgWeJG3M" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 27 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAndrew Trounsonhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/victorias-training-cuts-a-warning-for-higher-education-as-value-put-on-employment-economy/story-e6frgcjx-1226367113658http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~3/CChp35nfC8g/story-e6frgcjx-1226367171480http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/marine-reserves-boost-fish-australian-research/story-e6frgcjx-1226367171480AUSTRALIAN researchers say they have proven a long-debated theory that fish born in marine reserves boost overall ocean stocks by dispersing widely. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1q0kew8fxHXWii-wAqdabF7lS60/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1q0kew8fxHXWii-wAqdabF7lS60/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1q0kew8fxHXWii-wAqdabF7lS60/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1q0kew8fxHXWii-wAqdabF7lS60/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~4/CChp35nfC8g" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 27 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAFPhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/marine-reserves-boost-fish-australian-research/story-e6frgcjx-1226367171480http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~3/w6WfZSKEpdM/story-e6frgcjx-1226367330141http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/feds-share-the-blame-on-vic-tafes/story-e6frgcjx-1226367330141FEDERAL policies have helped produce the TAFE funding debacle in Victoria, according to Melbourne academics. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7WYp_Ymae0SqnOjQ8o7xNnbrw14/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7WYp_Ymae0SqnOjQ8o7xNnbrw14/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7WYp_Ymae0SqnOjQ8o7xNnbrw14/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7WYp_Ymae0SqnOjQ8o7xNnbrw14/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~4/w6WfZSKEpdM" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 27 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTJohn Rosshttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/feds-share-the-blame-on-vic-tafes/story-e6frgcjx-1226367330141http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~3/_pf8VUP0dl0/story-e6frgcjx-1226366669500http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/uk-exams-impede-bright-maths-students/story-e6frgcjx-1226366669500BRIGHT pupils in the UK are underachieving in maths because schools make them take external exams early, according to the education regulator. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z54HokBnHgEE10mZng7280X91Is/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z54HokBnHgEE10mZng7280X91Is/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z54HokBnHgEE10mZng7280X91Is/1/da"><img 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href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRsFMIsaV8-05tY2WgqD4Aj5Ax8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRsFMIsaV8-05tY2WgqD4Aj5Ax8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRsFMIsaV8-05tY2WgqD4Aj5Ax8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRsFMIsaV8-05tY2WgqD4Aj5Ax8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~4/2XzFDWNUWUc" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTChris Merritt, Legal affairs editorhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/abc-issues-correction-on-anu-scientists-email-threats-claim/story-e6frg996-1226367412061http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~3/8jBnu5-8_Mc/story-e6frgcjx-1226367335240http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/wodonga-tafe-looks-on-bright-side/story-e6frgcjx-1226367335240WODONGA has put a relatively positive spin on TAFE funding cuts, saying its culture and location provide 'buffers'. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YjBvfTEL8xiMx3Brx2oUo9l1k7U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YjBvfTEL8xiMx3Brx2oUo9l1k7U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YjBvfTEL8xiMx3Brx2oUo9l1k7U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YjBvfTEL8xiMx3Brx2oUo9l1k7U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianHigherEducationNews/~4/8jBnu5-8_Mc" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTJohn Rosshttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/wodonga-tafe-looks-on-bright-side/story-e6frgcjx-1226367335240