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An augmented reality system designed to eliminate the chances of workers being electrocuted by industrial machinery has won the UNSW Sydney’s Maker Games.

Victoria University is partnering with cyber security vendor Cisco to open a cybersecurity training centre in Melbourne’s West to meet an increasing demand for workers in one of Australia’s fastest growing and under serviced industries.

Western Australia’s Murdoch University has selected the Ex Libris campusM student portal and mobile app to enhance and increase student engagement by improving its digital student services as well as providing a dedicated mobile app.

Curtin University has launched a new Cryptocurrency PhD Scholarship Fund, designed by Curtin data scientists, which will enable companies and individuals to donate cryptocurrency to fund PhD students in the areas of blockchain, cyber security and data analytics.

National broadband network provider NBN Co says there is an increasing need for digital literacy in the workforce as high growth jobs, such as management and professional jobs, demand digital literacy skills almost seven times more frequently than occupations that are becoming less prevalent.

The Charles Sturt University AgriTech Incubator is conducting a Riverina Inter-School Programming Championship aimed at improving the computer programming and science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills of school students in the Riverina region.

Are you a problem solver? Renowned British visionary, inventor and Dyson founder and CEO, James Dyson, is on the hunt for bright minds with fresh ideas world-wide, and it's not too late to enter!

Samsung Electronics Australia has flown 24 students from South Australia’s Mount Burr to Vivid Sydney in an unforgettable journey that is all part of Samsung's effort to bridge Australia's STEM skill gap.

Australian-based international edtech company Cohort Go has partnered with UniLodge Australia to roll out custom-built payments software designed to make it easier for students to pay for their accommodation.

Academic computer networks are often exceptionally large and diverse, and are notoriously challenging to secure and monitor, which can make them prime targets for attackers, according to comments made by one security firm in the wake of a data breach at the Australian National University.

The Australian National University in Canberra has suffered a massive data breach with personal details of staff, students and visitors over the past 19 years exposed.

Thursday, 16 May, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and Craig Smith, who works as a school educator in Australia and around the world working with children on the autism spectrum, tells us all about the inspiring inclusive technologies you need to know about – and can even use yourself!

The Australian Computer Society and Tasmania’s TasTAFE have launched a Women in ICT Pathways Program aimed at supporting 36 students with training, mentoring and work placement.

Real-time customer data orchestration vendor Tealium is collaborating with Monash University to help drive its multi-channel personalisation project, and to develop one-to-one relationships with its audiences, including students.

Cloud computing and platform virtualisation vendor VMware has deployed VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure which gives more than 10,000 students at the University of Technology Sydney the flexibility to access applications and workloads online.

PhD students from Curtin University in Western Australia will travel to France to collaborate on defence research under a partnership agreement with French research institute Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees, Bretange.

NBN Co, builders of the national broadband network, has launched its annual STEM program, this year focusing on helping young Australian students develop a combination of STEM and entrepreneurial skills.

A team of five Year 10 students from St Francis Xavier College in Canberra is competing in the F1 in Schools 2019 Australian National Finals from 11 to 15 March in Melbourne.

Victoria University is implementing a new student system from TechnologyOne for its vocational education (TAFE) division, VU Polytechnic, which it says will transform its students' experience.

A new online tool will be available to help students from Victoria’s Swinburne University of Technology get jobs when they graduate.