HE key focus for Voice
Higher Education will be a key focus of the Voice to Parliament if this years’ referendum is passed, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney announced yesterday. Speaking at the National Press, […]
Unis support Indigenous staff and students
With Indigenous enrolments still way below population parity (representing 2.08 per cent of students) Universities Australia reports on member strategies in 2022, including: UA states that following the qualitative approach […]
Loose line management means unis must drive change by supporting frontline
Imagine you are in charge of an army. You want the troops to go north. What do you do? You order the troops to go north. Now you’re in charge […]
Truth telling in assessment
Do you create assessment tasks and ask your students to respond to a case study with Indigenous content? You may need to delve deeper into how and why the situation […]
What makes international students happy
After two terrible COVID results, international student satisfaction with their education experience is back on track, demonstrated by 2022 survey results from the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) […]
Government should pay for all tertiary ed say Greens
The Greens say that party polling demonstrates the highest-ever support for free university and TAFE. Greens National education spokesperson Mehreen Faruqi says the survey shows 59 per cent of Australians […]
What research metrics can do to careers
Two reviews will shape the future for early career researchers. Chief Scientist Cathy Foley’s report on research assessment is due in August and the Sheil Review of the Australian Research […]
You cant eat a degree. Jason Clare’s companion challenge
In the green valleys that loom above Tasmania’s east coast, and the stoic communities in the west, you’ll find some poster children for the Accord. The once in a generation […]