The Australian National University has offered its School of Music a $12.5 million boost after admitting mismanagement allowed “distrust and emotional stress to fester” within the faculty. This week, ANU released its final report into the school, written by professor ...

Southern Cross University’s new vice-chancellor, professor Adam Shoemaker, wants SCU to become the Charles Sturt University of the New South Wales north coast – while at the same time distinguishing itself from other regional institutions. Speaking to Campus Review shortly ...

The University of Newcastle has unveiled its first MOOC, and it covers the rather obscure subject of natural history illustration. Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural history illustration is to commence on October 26 and will be taught by UON academics and illustrators Dr ...

“Men favour men.” It’s a simple-sounding but complex concept that was explored by gender consultant Dr Mark Toner, at Campus Review’s Higher Equity Summit. Toner is chair of the Gender Equity Working Group of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, and ...

When talking about equity and diversity, it’s important to think beyond just gender and talk about race as well, as women of colour are particularly underrepresented in senior roles in higher education and receiving a promotion is a challenge for ...

The saying “never trust a skinny chef” has been applied to academia by education entrepreneur Mat Jacobson, who said university lecturers who’ve never run a start-up should not be teaching courses in entrepreneurship. Jacobson, founder of Dūcere Global Business School, which partners with ...

Melbourne University students will be able to get free drug testing kits to check if their illicit party pills are what drug dealers say they are. The student union voted to buy and distribute the kits, after a number of ...

Western Sydney University has forked out $20 million for marketing to run between 2015 and 2017. The University of New South Wales, RMIT and the University of Queensland all spent between $12.5 to $15 million, each, on their marketing in 2013. That makes the half a ...

It’s not enough just to have all the latest devices; educating the workforce of the future requires making sure educators know how to get the most out of all those tools. By Mei Lin Low. A question we consistently find ...

Professor Colin Rhodes has stepped down as dean of the embattled Sydney College of the Arts after a decade at its helm. This came as the student occupation of the building entered its fourth week. Students are protesting the University of ...