The Week That Was (November 9th)
Deakin U VC Iain Martin and UoW VC Patricia Davidson have banked big PR gains this week, with a ringing endorsement from Education Minister Jason Clare for creating another outstanding […]
Appointments and Achievements (November 9th)
Stephen Weller (Australian Catholic U) joins the Board of UniSuper. Kerrie Wilson (QUT) starts work as Queensland Chief Scientist. Sarah Creswell (Griffith U) has a new term on the board […]
Subject Rankings Insights: Aust unis still ok
Even though we continue to see mixed performance for Australian universities across various ranking schemas, Australian universities stand tall in subject rankings and outperform international peers. Recently, ShanghaiRanking released its […]
Journal giant seeks to curate your career
A new product from Interfolio offers to help university leaders profile new recruits for their academic workforce – but is not welcomed by all. The company, which was purchased in […]
How can campus design help women feel safer?
Wandering across university campuses, it is easy to observe how students behave in different areas at different times. Popular, and typically louder areas will fill with younger undergraduate students while […]
Five key risks to science security
Great power rivalries and the potential for new technologies to be applied on the battlefield are impacting Australian science research and collaborations, the Academy of Science warns. In a paper […]
China top for research quantity and close on quality
“China is now such a substantial global presence as a research economy that few other countries/regions bear sensible comparison,” according to Jonathan Adams, Ryan Fry, David Pendlebury, Ross Potter and […]
New ways for the ARC to work
The research national interest test is going but the Minister of Education will still be able to block grants. Proposed amendments to the Australian Research Council Act would mean parliament […]
Push for R&D to become election issue
Science and Technology Australia wants research and development to be an issue at the next election, to “re-industrialise Australia’s economy.” STA will call on political parties to set targets of […]