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WSU begins new summer school course on urban design and transformation
Talking Architecture & Design Podcast (Episode 143) - Richard Francis-Jones and his controversial new book, Truth and Lies in Architecture Listen Now Add more products Home News WSU begins new summer school course on urban design and transformation WSU begins new summer school course on urban design and transformation Powerhouse Parramatta and Holdmark Property Group have partnered with Western Sydney University (WSU) to deliver an innovative new multi-disciplinary summer school focused on...
Vice Chancellor Barney Glover says universities must stand up for facts and the truth
This is an edited extract from a speech made by Vice Chancellor Barney Glover at the National Press Club on 1 March, 2017. We live in challenging times. Ours is an era in which evidence, intellectual inquiry and expertise are under sustained attack. The phrases “post truth” and “alternative facts” have slipped into common use. Agendas have displaced analysis in much of our public debate. And we are all the poorer for it. I want to deliver a passionate defence of the value of expertise and evidence.
Let's measure the value of Australia's medal success. No, not at the Olympics
The hand-wringing that’s followed every Olympics since 2004 has become so predictable it’s now almost a post-games ritual for Australia’s athletes and officials. Questions are being asked about our performance at the Rio Olympic Games as we struggle to rationalise our declining fortunes on the international sporting stage. Rio’s tally of 29 medals from 422 athletes gives an estimated average price tag of A$11.4 million per medal.
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