Professor Judy Raper, CEO of TEDI-London, joins the podcast to describe how an alliance of research powerhouses Arizona State University, UNSW and Kings College are reconceiving design and engineering education in a start-up in London. A staff cohort with no ...
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LA TROBE MEANS BUSINESS Professor Aron O’Cass is the new Dean of La Trobe University’s Business School. The world-renowned expert in marketing strategy, innovation and new product development, brand management and data analysis was previously head of the department of ...
More »Sexual assault on campus: sector vows to be ‘part of the solution’
“Today marks a hard day for the community and particularly for victim-survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault,” declared Universities Australia Chair, Professor John Dewar. Dewar’s words came after yesterday’s release of the 2021 National Student Safety Survey, conducted by ...
More »‘Disappointing’: UNSW wins bid to publish student evaluations
UNSW has been given the green light to publish student course evaluation data following months of pushback from academic staff. The Fair Work Commission upheld an appeal filed by university management on Monday, after a December ruling thwarted UNSW plans ...
More »Sexual misconduct remains a big issue for Australia’s universities
Five years after The Australian Human Rights Commission filed a damning report on sexual violence in universities high rates of incidents continue to reported, but experts say awareness is improving. The Australian National University has published a long-awaited report which ...
More »Times Higher Education Young Universities Ranking: another look – opinion
The recently released 2022 Times Higher Education Young Institution Rankings shows some interesting results. This ranking captures those institutions under the age of 50 years. Globally, there are 539 young institutions ranked in 2022 compared to 475 in 2021. This ...
More »On the move – January
NASH NAMED IN NEW ROLE Former Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash has been appointed Australia’s first Regional Education Commissioner. A senator for NSW between 2004 and 2017, Nash will be tasked with overseeing the implementation of the strategy to improve ...
More »On the move | December
CHEERIO TO CHICHARO Professor Joe Chicharo OM has announced his retirement after nearly four decades at the University of Wollongong. Chicharo joined UOW in 1985 after a decade in the Illawarra steel industry as a trainee and then engineer. He ...
More »On The Move | November
BENNETT GETS THE GONG Professor Sue Bennett is the University of Wollongong’s new executive dean of the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. Bennett has been acting executive dean since May this year, and brings nearly 30 years’ ...
More »Twelve-hour digital ‘sit in’ at Newcastle University to oppose job cuts, secure ongoing work
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) held a 12-hour digital sit-in on Monday morning at the University of Newcastle. The purpose of the digital protest was to shine a light on “the scale of insecure work at universities” and what ...
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