Future campus – 3 x better
It’s been a hectic 9 months, but as Future Campus moves well past the 10,000 subscriber mark, it is clearly time for some change. We have been stunned by the […]
In pursuit of healthy minds
Watching the Matildas continuing to excel this week was heartwarming. It reminded me that Australia’s faith in sport, in excellence and effort, and in health, is good for us all. […]
New Indigenous Academy Awards
Precision cancer research, using an individual’s genetic profile to improve diagnosis and targeted care, has been recognised as a key pathway to reducing Indigenous cancer impact, with a new award […]
Women’s pay gap narrows
The gender pay gap on total remuneration in tertiary education narrowed by 2 per cent or so between ’21 and ’23 to 6.2%, according to the new Women Gender Equality […]
No stress HEFF
There were four Commonwealth Government levies on industry in 1960. If an O’Kane Accord proposal is adopted there will be 249, with the new one slugging universities for $5bn. The […]
Upskilling for the future: are your graduates ready?
Australian graduates risk emerging into workforce without fundamental skills unless approaches to teaching and assessment are rapidly revised. is undergoing a paradigm shift. As automation and AI increasingly infiltrate various […]
Arc-funded software goes to waste
Australian researchers produced a great deal of original software as part of Australian Research Council funded grants, but it is hard to find – let alone know to use it […]
Appointments and Achievements (7 March)
Lisa Paul is installed as Chancellor of the University of Canberra, succeeding Tom Calma. Jason Bainbridge becomes dean of humanities and communication at Uni Southern Queensland. He joins from Uni […]
The Week What Was (7 March)
The Group of Eight has less to complain about the suggested Higher Education Future Fund (although they will work with whatever they have got). According to S&P Global Ratings while […]