UniSuper blames Google
UniSuper emailed members at 9.30 pm last Thursday (May 2) that a “service disruption” meant it was off-line but there was no cyber-attack and member data was not exposed. On […]
Appointments and Achievements (8 May)
George Williams moves across Sydney from his role at Deputy Vice-Chancellor Transformation, Planning and Assurance at UNSW to become Vice-Chancellor of Western Sydney University. Professor Williams succeeds Professor Barney Glover, […]
Perfection is OA’s enemy – good gets results
The road to research open access going nowhere is paved with good intentions. In contrast, the peak libraries body take a pragmatic path. Over a couple of years, the Council […]
Ode to the Australian PhD
One of the enduring arguments in higher education concerns the importance of ‘content’ in a syllabus. Some academics will resolutely defend retaining all the existing content in a course. While […]
Research vital in closing the gap beyond city limits
There is a lot riding on Minister Clare’s Universities Accord. Hailed as the biggest reforms to Australia’s education system in a generation, success hinges on the Government’s ability to drive […]