The University of Western Sydney has appointed a new pro vice-chancellor (international). Linda Taylor has 20 years’ experience working across industry, government and the education sectors as a public policy expert. Currently acting director of the Industry and Innovation Branch ...

Professor Ian Jacobs has been appointed president and vice-chancellor of the University of New South Wales. Jacobs will take up the position on 1 February 2015 and is currently vice-president and dean of the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences ...

The new director of equity and diversity role in the University of Sydney has been filled by Fiona Krautil. Krautil will drive the new Women in Leadership Strategy to improve the representation of equity groups in university professional and academic ...

Active learning is built into the bricks and mortar of advanced facility. By Erin Mayo Engineering students at the University of Queensland have been given access to a unique learning facility, allowing them hands-on experience in their chosen field. Designed ...

Big changes are inevitable for Australian libraries but technology, consultation and planning could make the end results a winner. By Geoff Hanmer. Harvard spent US$109 million on its library in 2010–11 and with an endowment of more than US$30 billion ...

By Jo Schneider (Shanahan) and Dianne van Eck. Universities worldwide are struggling to accomplish more with less, meet compliance requirements, streamline operations and provide stakeholders and students with better access to services and information. Implementing systems to push productivity and ...

Sustainability upgrades are delivering on promised cost savings, too. By Dallas Bastian. Universities are spending millions on building upgrades in a bid to cut carbon emissions and save money. RMIT University’s Sustainable Urban Precincts Project is the largest of its ...

Realistic virtual worlds allow some unique advantages but not enough people are sold on them, for now. By Antonia Maiolo. Virtual worlds are fast emerging as the latest learning and social space for the most prestigious universities around the world, ...

There are many elements that go into making the residential student experience rewarding and educational. By Antonia Maiolo. Living on campus provides the “ultimate” university experience, Charles Sturt University student Grace Nelson says. “You live with people from a range ...

Two research projects will investigate the nature and effectiveness of online teaching tools. By Dallas Bastian. New research will explore virtual learning tools used to improve teaching. The University of Queensland received two Office of Leaning and Teaching grants to ...