University of Canberra vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon has unexpectedly resigned from his post for personal reasons, after less than four years in the role. The university said last Thursday that Professor Nixon had stepped down from the position and deputy vice-chancellor ...
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CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: The purpose of Hedx - Episode 100 Co-founder of HEDx Martin Betts is interviewed by higher education consultant Dr Ant Bagshaw in this, the 100th episode of his HEDx podcast. The conversation covers the the rationale ...
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A major national university with a campus in Brisbane has admitted to underpaying 1100 casual academic staff to the tune of $3.6m over seven years. Australian Catholic University released a statement on Wednesday disclosing the discrepancy, which occurred between 2016 ...
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The new National First Nations College planned by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) aims to evoke the idea of country in the university’s Ultimo campus – one of Sydney’s most intensively built-up areas. Last week UTS released the winning ...
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CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: How to measure university performance through equity groups - Episode 99 Executive Dean of Macquarie Business School Professor Eric Knight shares why the school worked with data consulting firm Mandala partners to measure how their university ...
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The Monash University Council appointed human trafficking and gender-based violence expert Professor Sharon Pickering as its 10th vice-chancellor and president last Wednesday. The Professor of Criminology will formally start the role on Monday, January 29, serving as VC and president ...
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is taking the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to federal court, alleging that university management used fixed-term contracts to avoid paying staff redundancies. The application, filed last Thursday, seeks a $280,000 relief payment for ...
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