Appointments and Achievements (10 April)
Merlin Crossley has been appointed Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research & Enterprise at UNSW, in addition to his role as DVC Academic Quality, following the departure of Nicholas Fisk. He […]
Can we make things gooder?
Suddenly one of my colleagues asked – “Can we make things gooder?” She was parodying our academic obsession with grammar, but also making the serious point that we weren’t just […]
Donald & Duck explore paths to journal joy
How much knowledge seeps out of the pores of any given university to engage the swathe of Australian voters who are often more preoccupied with the price of yoghurt than […]
More research needed on research funding
“If peer review were a drug, it wouldn’t be allowed on the market because it has not been rigorously tested,” authors including Adrian Barnett from QUT argue, in a new […]
Want to know what’s in the budget for your uni?
So do we all – which is why there will be great interest in how the Federal Government takes its first steps in implementing the Accord through the coming Budget. […]
All OK in WA for as long as international enrolments stay strong
Annual reports from the state’s public universities demonstrate business as usual at UWA, while Edith Cowan U is looking good and Curtin U is big, really big. Curtin U’s platitude-rich […]
Digital upskilling required for nurse academics
A survey of 119 nursing academics across Australia found that digital health literacy was patchy and significant upskilling is required. The outcomes of the research, documented in a new paper […]