Former Victorian Premier, the Hon. Steve Bracks, will be the inaugural Honorary Chair of a new Foundation to be established by Deakin University. Deakin’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sally Walker, said today that the Deakin Foundation would be launched in October this year. “Deakin University is delighted that Steve Bracks has accepted our invitation to chair the Deakin Foundation. Under his leadership, Deakin will encourage philanthropic individuals, foundations and the business sector to develop partnerships with the University.”
Audit firms offering traditional tax services could be casting doubt on their reputation for independence, particularly among investors and those using annual reports, a Deakin researcher has found. Associate Professor Graeme Wines, from Deakin University’s Faculty of Business and Law in Warrnambool, found that clients were sceptical of a firm’s independence if it offered non-audit services, even if those services comprised only traditional tax work.
It’s the sixth most actively traded currency in the world, and at the heart of an Australian economy, which is ranked 19th in terms of economic size. Speculation in the AUD is considered to be significant. Now thanks to research from Deakin University, traders and travellers have a better understanding what makes the Aussie dollar tick.
Australian schools need to rethink the way they talk about race and ethnic relationships to create a more inclusive and enriching experience for students, a Deakin academic says. Dr Ruth Arber's new book Race, Ethnicity and Education in Globalised Times argues that school communities need to stop and consider the effect that commonsense notions about students circulating within the school and the wider community have on the ways teachers work with them.
A breathtaking array of marine life on Victoria’s seafloor has been discovered off Victoria’s Surf Coast by Deakin University scientists. The discovery includes previously unknown ‘gardens’ of magnificently coloured sponges,seaweed forests and seagrass meadows, and submerged river systems and lagoons that would have supported Aboriginal communities over 10,000 years ago.
Deakin University has been selected by Ford Motor Company to design a revolutionary concept vehicle to drive the future of the automotive industry. Deakin is one of five universities worldwide, and the only Australian university, selected to take part in the ‘Creating a Ford Model T for this Century University Challenge’.
