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The Week that Was (14 February)

Jaquie Lambie is not waiting for the government’s new university governance panel to say something about Vice-Chancellor’s pay. The Senator for Tasmania proposes a Bill ...
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News

Greens Bill proposes uni fund clamp

The Greens yesterday introduced a Bill to Federal Parliament seeking to force universities to cut ties with what it describes as ‘dirty industries’. The Bill ...
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Online integrity under microscope

TEQSA is said to have asked learning and teaching leaders to consider whether online degrees should be marked as such on testamurs, in a provocation ...
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Events

People’s Panel kicks off conference

What do Australians really think about universities? We are going to start the Brand Australia conference with a people’s panel, including award-winning journalist Michelle Grattan ...
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Insights

Sparking a Skill-led Higher Learning Economy

Why do higher learning for four years when it is needed for forty? Over the next decade, Australia’s professional workforce will surge by 20%. The ...
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Insights

Remote teaching and the role of campuses

One of the greatest current questions in higher education (and perhaps in other sectors) relates to whether study (and work) should be done on campus, ...
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Insights

Connections count in bized

Universities focus on classrooms and learning management systems, but students sort out spaces to suit themselves. Alison Casey and colleagues used focus groups with participants ...
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News

Fee Free TAFE: the start of a new qualifications market

The Feds want to legislate funding for continuing fee-free TAFE places from 2027, rather appropriate the money in the budget. Big call for a program ...
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Opinion

My Accidental Academic Journey and the Fight for the Future of Universities

I wasn’t meant to be here. My mum never had the chance to go to school. My dad was a college dropout. Academia wasn’t in ...
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