A new age in High-performance computing (HPC) is about to begin at the University of Melbourne.  Melbourne, July 5: The University has launched a new HPC service called Spartan. It combines traditional HPC with a flexible cloud computing component. No other university has put a system like this into production.Read More →

Sydney, July 4: The University of New South Wales has appointed distinguished former Indian diplomat, author and educator Amit Dasgupta as its inaugural India Country Director. The position, based in New Delhi, will strengthen and deepen UNSW’s ties with India across education, knowledge exchange and research. During his diplomatic career,Read More →

Migrants not interested in Commonwealth or Republic status; emotional and intellectual investment largely focussed towards their financial security. Melbourne, July 5: Most newly-arrived migrants and refugees believe in low taxes, leaving the GST rate where it is and that Australia is still a land where hard work is rewarded, accordingRead More →

Melbourne, June 28: Early voting has commenced for voters who can’t make it to a polling place on election day, Saturday 2 July, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said voters entitled to vote early can either vote in person at an early voting centre orRead More →

By Saeed Naqvi  By their Brexit vote, the people have administered a punch on the chin of the British establishment, leaving it rattled and dazed. Britons have now joined electoral insurgencies elsewhere in Europe and beyond, against two-party democracies being hijacked by crony capitalism and austerity policies. “Global revolt againstRead More →

Melbourne, June 21: World leaders in the mathematical sciences are visiting Melbourne for a series of research programs at Australia’s first international research institute for mathematics and statistics. The new international Mathematics Research Institute, MATRIX, has been established by the University of Melbourne and Monash University – both pioneering universitiesRead More →