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Despite different spellings, scull and skull can express the same meaning when – as verbs – they take a beer or two as their grammatical object. They are variants of skol, the Scandinavian toast used by English-speaking drinkers everywhere who ...

Writer, director and producer Robert Connolly has been appointed adjunct professor media at RMIT University. Connolly is one of Australia’s most highly regarded writing, directing and producing talents, with credits including The Bank, The Boys, Three Dollars, Balibo, Underground: The ...

Victoria University has elected Dr Susan Alberti as the new chair of the Victoria University Foundation. VU vice-chancellor professor Peter Dawkins said, “Dr Alberti has been a director of the Victoria University Foundation for a number of years. “She takes ...

Dr Jane Wilson has been announced as the University of Queensland’s new deputy chancellor. The 22-member UQ Senate elected Wilson to the position on February 27. Her term will run from 2014 to 2017. The appointment follows the retirement of ...

Southern Cross University has announced Nick Burton Taylor its chancellor. Burton Taylor is a successful businessman with a strong interest in agriculture and regional and small business. His longstanding commitment to rural communities includes his role as founding chairman of ...

Monash University announced the appointment of professor Aibing Yu as pro vice-chancellor and president of its new Monash University-Southeast University Joint Research Institute in Suzhou, China. Professor Yu joins Monash from the University of New South Wales, where he is ...

A globally renowned foreign policy, human rights and international relations scholar has officially joined UQ as executive dean of the faculty of humanities and social sciences (HASS). Professor Tim Dunne has more than 20 years of experience as a researcher, educator ...

The strategies Australian schools use to appeal to the critical overseas market must continue to evolve. By Gayle Bryant. International students provide significant economic benefits to Australia, but with more educational options becoming available, including from online courses, effective marketing ...

The upcoming taskforce on preparing educators aims for a practical approach to getting results. By Greg Craven. One of the things that strikes me as I get older is that answers seem to be fewer and fewer and questions seem ...

Connections with industry must serve the needs of the nation. By James Arvanitakis. It is obvious that the Australian economy is facing a number of adjustments. The closures of Ford and Holden, as well as the recent announcements from Qantas, ...