Charity auction showcases recycled furniture

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Queensland College of Art Griffith University Interior Design students have given furniture destined for the rubbish heap a new lease of life. The twenty-five students, who designed and ‘remade’ the pieces, will sell their work in a silent auction on December 17 with proceeds going to charity. Student Louisa McCoy used stainless steel boxes, ply […]

Educators examine critical issues at conference

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Developing vocational skills and knowledge will be one of the key themes explored at the International Conference on Post-compulsory Education and Training at the Crowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise from December 5 to 7. “Vocational Learning: Transitions, Interrelationships, Partnerships and Sustainable Futures” will examine the critical issues facing practitioners, policy-makers and researchers from post-compulsory education and […]

$11 mil. sweetener for QLD drug discovery centre

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Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O’Connor has welcomed funding of $11 million for the Institute for Glycomics. The Queensland Government funding announced by Premier Peter Beattie, to be matched by the University, would see plans on the drawing board this year for a major $22 million expansion of the institute — the only dedicated multidisciplinary facility […]