UA signs on to the Accord
“Australia’s universities exist to serve our entire nation and everyone who calls it home,” the new president of Universities Australia, David Lloyd told the National Press Club yesterday. Professor Lloyd […]
PhD employability may be better than previously thought
For a generation, not all doctoral grads in Australia have found academic employment, creating a “PhD crisis discourse” in universities here. Li’An Chen and colleagues track discussions on employability in […]
Appointments & Achievements (August 10 2023)
Swinburne U VC Pascale Quester is appointed to a second five year term. Her first does not expire for two years, meaning she is now in the job to 2030. […]
The Week that Was
Swinburne U spruiked available experts on big yarns the other day with, “Melbourne’s overnight space junk” and “Do I have the right bike helmet?” The latter did not address protection […]
Student support overhaul mandatory with new bill
Universities, TAFEs and other tertiary providers will need to re-examine their approaches to student support under a new bill developed by Education Minister Jason Clare in the Government’s first legislated […]
Minister unchallenged as he points to uni failures
Education Minister Jason Clare has announced a working group to advise state and federal ministers, “on the immediate actions we should take to improve university governance.” It delivers on the […]
Students ok with online exams
The pandemic expanded use of remote proctoring of exams, making it is “one of the most divisive issues in higher education” so a Deakin U team set out to distinguish […]
AI making research writing easier
The Australian Research Council warns presenting AI generated test as original “could undermine the norms around authorship” in its submission to a House of Representatives committee inquiry into AI in […]
Research funds depend on winning over public
Universities “do the heavy research lifting” but more funding depends on the case for research being made to the community, according to Accord chair Mary O’Kane. In an interview for […]