Torrens U has applied for special leave to appeal to the High Court in a case on payments for casual academics.
The combination of compacts, ongoing pressure on onshore enrolment numbers, increased scrutiny of domestic student experiences, JRG, AI responses, a difficult and unpredictable economic and social environment nationally and internationally, changes in graduate demand and expectations and an unfunded vision for national tertiary transformation all suggest that we are in the midst of once-in-a-generation change for HE.
Inertia, rather than AI, is potentially the biggest threat to universities right now, Vice-Chancellor of James Cook University Simon Biggs believes.
There aren’t many issues in higher education where the entire sector lines up, but reforming the Job-ready Graduates Package is one of them. The real question is no longer whether the policy should change – it’s why it hasn’t already.
Major moves and news on gongs from the past week in Australian HE.
the Government has given its blessing to Microsoft teaming up with Anyway (formerly Year 13) to get AI bots doing career advice for secondary students across Australia.
The Australian Catholic University (ACU) has established a new beachhead in the world’s most populous Muslim country – a multifaith, multicultural research centre focused on flourishing.
ATEC Interim Chief Commissioner has announced extensive progress in establishing the workings of the new regulator.
“The feeling of helplessness that many academic staff report when confronting generative AI (GenAI) is real, but its source is frequently misidentified,” Mark A Bassett writes about the need to re-frame the debate on AI and assessment.
Jason Clare yesterday celebrated dropping a cool $1.5m commissioning a new website focusing on university prep programs, which are now to be known by the snappy acronym of FFUR (Fee-Free Uni Ready).
Carolyn Evans returns to Uni Melbourne as its 22nd vice chancellor, replacing the late Emma Johnston.
“AI does not automatically improve education. Poor pedagogy with AI is still poor pedagogy, only faster,” says Paymon Khamooshi, President of the UK’s first AI-native higher ed institution.
Still giving yourself a hard time for not getting in to Snooty U? It wasn’t personal. A new study lifts the hood on admissions procedures.
A new study proposes the establishment of student evaluations to pinpoint skills gaps and areas for academic training, using an HR scorecard framework.
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