Deakin University stories

Shuttlerock adopts Workday to unify global finance and HR, tightening controls and boosting real-time insight as its international footprint grows.

Sovereign Australia AI partners with UNSW and Deakin to develop ethical AI benchmarks reflecting Australian culture, language and values.

Beau Tydd has been elected President of the Australian Computer Society for 2026-27, succeeding Helen McHugh to lead Australia's tech profession forward.

Aware Super names Richard Exton as Chief Technology and Data Officer to boost AI and digital services for 1.2 million members from November.

Deakin University's team won the Autodesk Challenge Cup with 'Solace,' a prefabricated, flexible six-storey housing design for disabled and elderly residents.

Nearly half of digital projects fail to meet goals, often due to poor communication; upgrading platform engineering messaging boosts adoption and impact.

auDA awards $2.5 million for projects at Deakin and Monash universities to secure DNS against quantum threats and aid scam-vulnerable Australians.

Pronto Software is focusing on local innovation and AI to enhance agility and security, with Managing Director Chad Gates emphasising trust and digital transformation.

Workday has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Higher Education Student Information Systems, showcasing its commitment to modernising education technology.

D2L acquires H5P Group and launches D2L Lumi, an AI-powered tool designed to enrich learning experiences and streamline educational content creation.

Megantic triumphed at the Global Agency Awards, winning Best Agency Culture, Best eCommerce Agency, and Best SEO Agency, underscoring its dedication to excellence.

Australian ed-tech startup Getmee secures funding led by Access Capital Ventures to facilitate its AI-supported English coaching platform's expansion.

Workday's CFO office cloud solutions are experiencing strong uptake across healthcare, finance, retail, tech, and public sectors.

Fortinet and NAB host second annual Cyber Codefest in Melbourne, aiming to narrow the cybersecurity skills gap.

Megantic partnership with Deakin will give Victorian businesses the upper hand in driving growth amidst an eCommerce renaissance.

The university has selected the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) to achieve the next phase of its digital transformation journey.

The partnership between Deakin and Cloudera will deliver deeper data insights into 8.8 million data events, improving learning outcomes for 60,000 students.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with Deakin University to develop corporate learning programs in emerging technologies.

Infosys has partnered with Deakin University to develop a strategic action plan for research and innovation in emerging technologies and design.

Turnitin is incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI and ML) to tackle the problem of contract cheating.