Category: Student Life
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Culture clash: concern raised over UniSA and University of Adelaide merger
Critics have raised concerns over the potential for a clash of cultures between the University of South Australia and University of Adelaide following the historic merger announcement on July 2. OTR journalist Jacob Stevens explains.
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Your student debt increases by 7.1 per cent today: what is being done politically and how will it affect you?
The 7.1 per cent indexation rate for HECS-HELP is an added stressor for many university students and graduates following recent record inflation and cost-of-living pressures. OTR journalist Robert Hicks asks experts and political parties how this indexation will affect students, and what they are planning to do — or not do.
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Online lectures: here to stay?
Recent OTR polling shows a majority of UniSA students find in-person lectures more engaging than online lectures. So why haven’t on-campus lectures returned? OTR journalist Jack Trehearne investigates the divide between UniSA management and its teachers and students.
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What students should know about the university merger
The University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide are planning on merging together to create a university for the future. A forum on the merger was held this week. Here is what students need to know.