Dr John Daley has been appointed to the position of CEO of the Grattan Institute, a new national public policy institute being established in Melbourne, Daley’s experience spans policy, academic, government and corporate roles at the University of Melbourne, the ...

Professor Ed Byrne was last week named as incoming vice-chancellor of Monash University, replacing Professor Richard Larkins next July. Since early last year Byrne has been vice provost (health) at University College London. Before that Byrne was dean of medicine, ...

Ten south-east Asian countries will attempt to harmonise their higher education systems by 2015, along the lines of the European Union’s Bologna process. The move, which could have significant consequences for the Australian international education sector, is ambitious given the ...

A Federal Court finding this month will prevent universities from bypassing negotiations with their staff by mounting technical arguments about who’s entitled to raise disputes, according to the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). But the Australian Higher Education Industry Association ...

James Cook University’s Singapore campus has been accused of kowtowing to the country’s political leaders and denying a staff member freedom of speech, after one of its contracted lecturers became embroiled in politically related legal proceedings. But the university says ...

With a presidential order reversing the ban on stem cell research already drafted, there are high expectations that the 44th President of the United States of America is going to give science and R&D a massive shot of adrenaline. Bloggers ...

Universities are making some inroads in reducing the costs of recruiting overseas students, but their success is being undermined by the escalating commissions charged by agents. Research by Alan Olsen, director of the Hong Kong-based consultancy SPRE Limited, reveals 24 ...

A few weeks ago John Dawkins, the John the Baptist of higher education, dusted off his speaking shoes for a rare public appearance. He chose the University of Canberra for a presentation about the good old days when he changed ...

What will the new Obama regime mean for universities? I think the answer lies in this slogan: “Rednecks for Obama. Even we’ve had enough.” The New York Times reported that this sign was seen emblazoned on a Confederate flag before ...

Australia is failing to make significant and sincere connections with higher education in Asia, says Peter Quiddington.   How can universities best serve the national interest? If you put aside the self-serving rhetoric of some university leaders, that it is ...