Appointments and Achievements (April 9)
Individuals Maurizio Cirrincione becomes director of Charles Darwin U’s Energy and Resources Institute. He moves from University of the South Pacific, in Suva. Rachel Doherty (Uni Canterbury) and Alison Lockley […]
Weaving Stories of Connection in Neo-liberal Academia
In academia, success is often measured by research outputs, teaching excellence, and career progression. Yet, the relationships that sustain us receive far less attention, particularly in scholarly publication. Traditional, non-personal […]
Is your research genius measured by citable tokens?
While sector headlines revolve around international student numbers, the fact that no research in Australia has been measured or evaluated by a national system for seven years continues to be […]
Retailers stand up for unis
Shopkeepers have stood up with the Business Council of Australia in opposing the Coalition’s plan to cut 30,000 international student places more than Labour – resulting in 80,000 fewer international […]
Staff, NTEU and management to blame for plight of the precariat
That casual university staff do it tough is all but universally agreed – and not just university managements but also the NTEU are to blame, according to a new paper. […]