Workforce diversity: a double-edge sword
Workforce
diversity and the gap between its theory and practice is the focus of a
new research project at the University of South Australia’s Centre for
Human Resource Management.
Centre co-director Professor Carol Kulik said while the business case for workforce diversity predicted that diversity would improve organisational performance, organisations are rarely able to leverage diversity to deliver the benefits touted.
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Emergency contraception confusion leaves students vulnerable
A UniSA study of more than 600 first year university students has revealed poor knowledge about emergency contraception. Led by sexual health nurse Dr Helen Calabretto from UniSA’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, the project will help to inform new approaches to education about emergency contraception. Full story...
UniSA wins strong support for real world research
UniSA
has retained a leading position in South Australia in attracting
Australian Research Council funding
for research projects partnered with industry.
Results just released from the funding body show UniSA has been awarded
almost $3.3 million in Linkage Grant funding for 10 significant research
projects designed to solve industry problems in a range of fields from
the environment and mining through to sports training and food
industries and the development of better medicines.
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