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Think big. Why the future of uni campuses lies beyond the CBD

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide This is the second of two articles on the past and future of the university campus. The “dreaming spires” of Oxford University that Matthew Arnold romanticised in 1865 still have a powerful grip on our image of the ... <a title="Think big. Why the future of uni campuses lies beyond the CBD" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/think-big-why-the-future-of-uni-campuses-lies-beyond-the-cbd-151766/" aria-label="Read more about Think big. Why the future of uni campuses lies beyond the CBD">Read more</a>

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Indigenous recognition is more than a Voice to Government – it’s a matter of political equality

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University The government earlier this year released a discussion paper exploring how an Indigenous Voice to government might work. The Voice to government is not the ... <a title="Indigenous recognition is more than a Voice to Government – it’s a matter of political equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/indigenous-recognition-is-more-than-a-voice-to-government-its-a-matter-of-political-equality-154057/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous recognition is more than a Voice to Government – it’s a matter of political equality">Read more</a>

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How to encourage cyber-safe behaviour at work without becoming the office grouch

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathalie Collins, Academic Director (National Programs), Edith Cowan University Business etiquette has one golden rule: treat others with respect and care. The same is true for encouraging cyber safety at work, on everything from password security to keeping valuable information like tax file numbers safe. But how ... <a title="How to encourage cyber-safe behaviour at work without becoming the office grouch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/how-to-encourage-cyber-safe-behaviour-at-work-without-becoming-the-office-grouch-152319/" aria-label="Read more about How to encourage cyber-safe behaviour at work without becoming the office grouch">Read more</a>

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COVID’s mental health fallout will last a long time. Here’s how we’re targeting pandemic depression and anxiety

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bryant, Professor & Director of Traumatic Stress Clinic, UNSW Although Australia is now largely COVID-free, the repercussions of the pandemic are ongoing. As the pandemic enters its second year, many people will be continuing to suffer with poor mental health, or facing new mental health challenges. ... <a title="COVID’s mental health fallout will last a long time. Here’s how we’re targeting pandemic depression and anxiety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/covids-mental-health-fallout-will-last-a-long-time-heres-how-were-targeting-pandemic-depression-and-anxiety-155734/" aria-label="Read more about COVID’s mental health fallout will last a long time. Here’s how we’re targeting pandemic depression and anxiety">Read more</a>

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Fake news was a thing long before Donald Trump — just ask the ancient Greeks

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter S. Field, Head of Humanities and Creative Arts and Associate Professor of American History, University of Canterbury The idea of “news” is a pretty new thing. So is the concept of “fake news”, as in false or misleading information presented as news. Accordingly, we don’t expect ... <a title="Fake news was a thing long before Donald Trump — just ask the ancient Greeks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/fake-news-was-a-thing-long-before-donald-trump-just-ask-the-ancient-greeks-155867/" aria-label="Read more about Fake news was a thing long before Donald Trump — just ask the ancient Greeks">Read more</a>

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Obituary: Sir Michael Somare, ‘father’ of PNG and colossus of Pacific politics

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Ritchie, Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, former prime minister of Papua New Guinea and a giant of Pacific politics, has died from pancreatic cancer. He was 84. Known as “Mike” to some and “the chief” to others, Somare in more ... <a title="Obituary: Sir Michael Somare, ‘father’ of PNG and colossus of Pacific politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/obituary-sir-michael-somare-father-of-png-and-colossus-of-pacific-politics-155757/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Sir Michael Somare, ‘father’ of PNG and colossus of Pacific politics">Read more</a>

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Phantom of the forest: how I rediscovered the rare cloaked bee in Australia, hidden for a century

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James B. Dorey, PhD Candidate, Flinders University It’s not often you get to cast your eyes on a creature feared to be long-gone. Perhaps that’s why my recent rediscovery of the native bee species Pharohylaeus lactiferus is so exciting — especially after it spent a century eluding ... <a title="Phantom of the forest: how I rediscovered the rare cloaked bee in Australia, hidden for a century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/phantom-of-the-forest-how-i-rediscovered-the-rare-cloaked-bee-in-australia-hidden-for-a-century-156026/" aria-label="Read more about Phantom of the forest: how I rediscovered the rare cloaked bee in Australia, hidden for a century">Read more</a>

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Sexual assault: what can you do if you don’t want to make a formal report to police?

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgina Heydon, Associate professor, RMIT University The alleged rape of former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins has raised many questions about how sexual assault gets reported. Members of the Morrison government have repeatedly stressed the appropriate response to allegations of sexual assault is to go to the ... <a title="Sexual assault: what can you do if you don’t want to make a formal report to police?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/sexual-assault-what-can-you-do-if-you-dont-want-to-make-a-formal-report-to-police-155948/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual assault: what can you do if you don’t want to make a formal report to police?">Read more</a>

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‘Existential threat to our survival’: see the 19 Australian ecosystems already collapsing

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong In 1992, 1,700 scientists warned that human beings and the natural world were “on a collision course”. Seventeen years later, scientists described planetary boundaries within which humans and other life could have a “safe space to operate”. These ... <a title="‘Existential threat to our survival’: see the 19 Australian ecosystems already collapsing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/existential-threat-to-our-survival-see-the-19-australian-ecosystems-already-collapsing-154077/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Existential threat to our survival’: see the 19 Australian ecosystems already collapsing">Read more</a>

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Odds are against ‘first in family’ uni students but equity policies are blind to them

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Patfield, Postdoctoral Fellow, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle It’s that time of year again when hundreds of thousands of Australian students start university for the first time. Commencing students account for about 40% of the more than 1.6 million Australians enrolled in university ... <a title="Odds are against ‘first in family’ uni students but equity policies are blind to them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/odds-are-against-first-in-family-uni-students-but-equity-policies-are-blind-to-them-155647/" aria-label="Read more about Odds are against ‘first in family’ uni students but equity policies are blind to them">Read more</a>

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Texas was a warning. Australia needs to rethink the design of its electricity market

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Australia’s electricity market is unsustainable. Texas shows us why. A week ago Texas experienced a bout of severe weather as arctic air reached deep into the state, driving temperature down to levels that had not been experienced for ... <a title="Texas was a warning. Australia needs to rethink the design of its electricity market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/texas-was-a-warning-australia-needs-to-rethink-the-design-of-its-electricity-market-155856/" aria-label="Read more about Texas was a warning. Australia needs to rethink the design of its electricity market">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: How can the dead send us emails? The ethical dilemma of digital souls

February 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Stokes, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University Tim Hart was sitting on his couch one evening in November 2011 when he got an email with the subject line: “I’m watching”. The message that followed was short and to the point … Did you hear me? I’m ... <a title="Friday essay: How can the dead send us emails? The ethical dilemma of digital souls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/26/friday-essay-how-can-the-dead-send-us-emails-the-ethical-dilemma-of-digital-souls-154646/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: How can the dead send us emails? The ethical dilemma of digital souls">Read more</a>