Peak uni lobby does not push the panic button
Universities Australia was out early yesterday, making its case for members to be looked after in the paper from Mary O’Kane and colleagues, expected Wednesday. “Australia needs more of what […]
Vice Chancellors and the desirable properties they desire
In the heart of many VCs there’s a property developer who isn’t waiting to get out It’s been a big couple of weeks for universities buying and building property. ANU […]
What AI will do next: Australians are nervous
An ANU study has found that just 17 per cent of people think AI will create more jobs than they eliminate. It’s not that there are lots of Luddites “it […]
Medical research: one fund to rule them all?
The Medical Research Future Fund and the endowment account of the National Health and Medical Research Council award $1.5bn in annual grants between them and the Commonwealth is asking for […]
Hope is critical in HE – but wounding and hopelessness persist.
Facilitators of a mentoring project for doctoral students found reasons for optimism – despite everything. Tracy Fortune (La Trobe U) and colleagues analysed the experiences of staff in the mentoring […]
Clare raises “nuclear option” for teacher education
University education faculties could lose accreditation if their students are not taught the “fundamentals” -teaching maths and English and managing classrooms according to Education Minister Jason Clare. “That’s the nuclear […]
VET is VET and HE is HE – So how can O’Kane meet the Twain?
By Dr Craig Fowler, JCSF Consulting Kipling’s verse “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet” as an idiom reflects ‘when two things …are completely different, unsuitable for […]
Paradigm wars rage in the pursuit of evidence-based practices
‘Evidence-based practices.’ It’s a phrase we all know well. You can likely find it in the overarching guiding plans or strategy documents of your university, and it often rears its […]
Unhappiest HE staff pinpointed in new research
New research has revealed the unhappiest group of staff in Australian higher education. Drawing on responses from more than 3,000 higher education staff, the Future Campus 2023 Workforce survey found […]