Appointments and Achievements (19 February)

TEQSA’s next chief commissioner is Kerri-Lee Krause, most recently VC of Avondale U. She is now chair of the regulator’s policy overlord the Higher Education Standards Panel. She will step […]
Thinning the treacle to make more higher learning

When a mid-flight professional fails to receive the guidance they need to shift gears or advance, a deadweight void grows even larger, which hinders the worker, universities, and the community […]
The Real Cost of Convenience: Online Learning’s Moment of Truth

Last week, Future Campus reported on comments made during a closed-door meeting, where a TEQSA representative prompted the educational leaders gathered in the room to reflect on the future of […]
Who’s Really Doing the Heavy Lifting in Research?

We often celebrate the Chief Investigators—the ones who secure the big grants, sit on panels, and shape the research agenda. But here’s a question: Who is actually turning those millions […]
Update: Bill Shorten to speak on social licence

After a career at the coalface of understanding and responding to the Australian public, Australia’s newest Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten will provide a keynote address at the Brand Australia 2025 conference. […]
HE solutions start at someone else’s kitchen table

Lest anyone imagine that social licence is not the biggest issue in Australian higher ed right now, one’s gaze need only flit for a moment beyond the golden sands of […]
Swinburne VC’s sizzling serve on international education

According to Swinburne University of Technology Vice-Chancellor Pascale Quester “random and ill-advised government decisions” have undermined Australia’s reputation as an international student destination and threaten national progress “as a knowledge […]