Institutions in all sectors, including higher education, are shaped by, and in the image of their leaders. What leaders bring with them from childhood experiences and family backgrounds often frame their values, ambitions, and priorities, which can in turn shape ...

Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University Professor Brian Schmidt has announced plans to resign at the end of the year. The Nobel laureate and astrophysicist told students and staff he would return to his role as professor of astronomy after eight ...

The Australian Government (AG) finalised Agreements with all States and Territories (S&T) for initial delivery of 180,000 fee-free TAFE and vocational education places from January 2023.  These are jointly funded as first part of a commitment to 480,000 places over ...

James Cook University has elected its first Indigenous female chancellor who aims to solidify the North Queensland-based university as a top choice for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students. Professor Ngiare Brown, one of the first Aboriginal medical graduates in ...

The ‘new normal’ has been explained away – suggesting that the changes that have occurred and reframed our working lives in particular are now normal. The term ‘new reality’ is probably more fitting as we stretch and yawn our way ...

University of Technology Sydney Vice Chancellor Professor Andrew Parfitt joined HEDx to share his vision for the research and innovation ecosystem. Parfitt also discussed the unanswered questions about lifelong learning as a Universities Accord and ARC Review process get underway. CampusReview ...

There is much talk in both the media and dispatches from government agencies about the idea of mandating the return of students to campus – in fact a number of providers (both public and private) have attempted such a thing ...

Our 40 or so Australian universities are not unlike those in other parts of the world in having distinct histories and legacies that shaped their evolution but are now parts of systems that have encouraged them to be more alike. ...

Professor Nick Klomp VC of CQU and President of the Regional University Network tells the story of the development of the only dual-sector institution in Queensland from a regional base in Rockhampton with a physical and virtual footprint around Australia and beyond.  He argues ...

Traditionally, competition between universities around the world has been based on history and achievements measured by conventional metrics. When Oxford and Cambridge and Harvard and Stanford dominate the top places again in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings, it illustrates the ...