Success of HE reforms rely on increased government funding
On the day the Accord interim report was released, I was in the Gold Coast taking part in a series of discussions on measuring university impact. This is a topical […]
Distilling the magic in education
Some time ago, I read somewhere, in a book by Charmian Clift, a story about a young American who was pulled from the surf in Greece and saved from drowning. […]
End of an ERA, but ARC still working on what is next
The government has dropped one of the big previous measures of research performance, Excellence for Research in Australia and the Sheil Review of the Australian Research Council Act recommends the […]
HE’s choice: Cut through now or face the sausage factory unarmed
With just a few months to influence the Federal Government’s master plan for revolutionising tertiary education, what are the chances of the Higher Education sector winning the hearts of the […]
Workforce challenge in early childhood ed
Julia Gillard’s royal commission on early childhood education in South Australia recommends universal pre-school for three year olds, from 2026. The former Prime Minister’s report also sets out training and […]
Peer review process passes peer review
Peer review is the “gold standard” for allocating research grants, states the National Health and Medical Research Council. The problem is, few agree on how it should work. So the […]
Research grants: usual unis, usual disciplines
The Australian Research Council announces a new round of the future making and breaking for young academics; the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.
Hidden figures tell stellar story of HE impact
Research and development spending went up and down in 2021-22 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Universities Australia (UA) focused on the down, with
No ATAR means no uni for most
Higher education is largely closed to school students without ATARS, notably in Queensland, “where the tracking of Indigenous and low SES students into non-ATAR pathways is particularly glaring.” Andrew Harvey […]