A group of former senior university executives are working to establish Australia’s first “lifestyle university” on the NSW Central Coast. The Chancellor Institute is chaired by former Sydney University deputy vice-chancellor Professor Emerita Ann Brewer and aims to raise $4.5M ...
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Vice-Chair of the Declaration On Research Assessment Ginny Barbour has led global efforts to find new ways to assess research quality. Her aim has been to moderate commercially motivated efforts of commercial publishers to exploit science and publishing for their own commercial purposes. ...
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The Albanese government should resurrect the 50-year-old policy of former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and abolish university fees, said University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell. In his annual vice-chancellor’s address on Tuesday, Professor Maskell said the reintroduction of university ...
More »University of Sydney launches international space law
The University of Sydney has introduced its first international space law course, opening the door to a range of research opportunities for scholars in the space arena. The new postgraduate unit, set to begin next semester, will explore the legal ...
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A new project has been launched to provide training and support for nurse educators and facilitate clinical placements to drive more nursing students into residential aged care homes. The University of Canberra was granted $2.1m as part of the government's Aged ...
More »What are our future skills needs and how can we provide for them?
The SkillsFuture initiative in Singapore is a globally leading example of industry, government and higher and further education institutions working together to plan for and deliver the lifelong learning strategy of a nation. There are now broader global moves towards ...
More »Woolcock Institute moves to Macquarie University
Prestigious medical research body, the Woolcock Institute, is being welcomed with open arms by Macquarie University after being left homeless when the University of Sydney sold its building. The Woolcock, arguably the world’s top medical research institution in respiratory and ...
More »Planning a university for 35 years time
Many Australian Universities appear to be in short-term financial crisis right now. The perfect storm of soft domestic demand, slowly returning international students, impacted investment income, and rising costs are all combining to make financial pictures the most challenging for ...
More »Two more unis pause recruitment from India as PM signs new student visa deal
Two additional Australian universities have banned the admission of Indian students in response to concerns over fraudulent visa applications. Victoria’s Federation University and Western Sydney University (WSU) have halted recruitment from students from six Indian states, including Punjab, Haryana and ...
More »Major changes in the world’s population of learners: opinion
The global world of higher education has been depicted for generations as a continuously expanding landscape, of campus-based places, where young people visit, reside, and interact. The settings have been for young people to pursue study, experience rites of passage, ...
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