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One of the favourite pastimes of fans of a TV or book series is to imagine beloved characters as a romantic couple. For example, Harry Potter and Hermione seemed a natural pairing as they grew to maturity, only for JK ...

Following an international search, The University of Western Australia announced that Dr Jörg Baumeister has been appointed director of the Australian Urban Design Research Centre. Baumeister has been researching, practising and teaching urban design and architecture for more than 20 years ...

Professor Sarah Todd has taken up the position of pro vice-chancellor (international) at Griffith University, succeeding Chris Madden. She joins Griffith after a distinguished career at the University of Otago in New Zealand, where she was appointed the university’s inaugural ...

Alan Kohler, one of Australia’s most experienced financial journalists, will take on a new role as adjunct professor in Victoria University’s College of Business. Kohler has had a long interest in family businesses and central to his role at VU ...

The University of Queensland has named Dr Alastair Blanshard the inaugural Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History. He will take up the role early next year. Blanshard, who earned a master of arts degree from UQ in 1996 ...

An Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Lydon’s research centres upon Australia’s colonial past and its impact on the present. “I’m driven by our colonial past and especially cultural exchange between Indigenous people and settlers and how this continues to shape ...

Professor Simon Maddocks, a leading Australian agricultural scientist, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Charles Darwin University (CDU). He is expected to take up the position in March, following the resignation of professor Barney Glover. Maddocks is now director of science ...

Murdoch University’s Karen Shaw talks grant writing, service standards with Antonia Maiolo. Dwindling research budgets and increasing pressure on academic staff to justify how they spend their funds mean securing a financial grant is more competitive than ever. Karen Shaw, ...

Universities and healthcare industry battle stereotypes in efforts to recruit men. By Antonia Maiolo. Gender stereotyping is a key deterrent keeping males from choosing to study nursing, researchers say. Edith Cowan University clinical and international nursing co-ordinator Tania Beament says ...

A report on deceptive marketing practices in VET stops short of addressing the key structural problems. By John Mitchell. A recent report on inappropriate marketing practices in the VET sector has opened the proverbial can of worms, but what will ...