Appointments, Achievements
Awards and Achievements in Australian HE
Examplars Overlooked In Favour of Business As Usual
Higher education lobbies have a strong case that ATEC needs to be independent of government. But they lost, because – Charles Sturt U’s Renée Leon aside – they did not explain why this is important to their students and communities.
Difficult? Too Authentic? Why Words Still Stop Women Getting a Fair Go in HE
“It’s beyond comprehension that, in 2026, we are still having to argue against the use of language, and words, to diminish who we are, what we do, and where we stand” Jessica Borger writes.
PhD Love-Hate Revealed
A Monash University team surveyed 350 doctoral students on what kept them going or motivated them to give it away.
Push for TAFE to deliver more first year uni
Jason Clare announces “the next step to making going to uni quicker and cheaper.” The Education Minister says the ATEC will develop “a national credit recognition framework …. cutting the length of a degree for students who already have a TAFE qualification in the same area.”
The Hidden Costs of Research Productivity
High levels of publication output are not necessarily a reason to celebrate. In order for them to continue to be a valued part of academic work, a radical departure from current productivity-focused models is urgently required, in Australia and internationally.