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Policy & Reform
WA uni merger controversy
The West Australian Labor government is preparing a business case to merge three of the state’s four universities off the back of two reviews, one of which has been criticised as full of AI errors.
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Funding
Levy to fund student ombudsman
The government set aside $44 million dollars in last year’s budget to set up and fund the National Student Ombudsman but plans to recover ongoing costs of $11 million dollars annually through the levy.
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AI
Podcast: How unis are implementing AI
The discussion on actually implementing AI in unis, covers where to start, how to build a framework without stifling innovation, what happens when an idea is ready to move into the tech stack.
Workforce
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Workforce
Staff strike in Qld and Vic
Members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) are taking action due to concerns that unfair workloads and protections against AI are not being addressed in the current round of enterprise bargaining.
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On Campus
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Technology
Identity authentication and higher ed
A stark reminder that identity sits at the centre of exposure to cyber risk is how recent attacks in the education sector persistently compromise vital student data – such as names, contact details, and identification…
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Commentary
The long tail of Covid-19 on VET
What are the effects of Covid-19 on the latest cohort of students coming into the vocational education system? The students arriving classrooms are the ones who lost their final year of school. No formal. No…
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Industry & Research
Podcast: The importance of undergraduate research
Dr Sharon Saunders, Ben Roden-Cohen, Dr Lilia Mantai and Claudia Ghosn discuss how undergraduate research develops confidence, skills and career opportunities, examine barriers to participation, and explore why expanding authentic research experiences is vital for…
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AI
Is it time to ditch AI detection tools?
A researcher is calling for schools and universities to abandon AI detection software, arguing the technology is too unreliable and risks wrongly accusing students of misconduct while doing little to accurately identify AI-generated work.
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Analysis
The value of true differentiation
The lesson is that competitive markets have a tendency to turn differentiation into conformity. Something that genuinely distinguishes one provider…
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In the News
UoM remains THE’s highest-ranked Aus uni
The University of Melbourne remains Australia’s highest-ranked institution for the 15th year, rising three places to 34th on the Times…
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AI
Podcast: AI and institutional courage
In this episode, Valerie Singer and Martin Betts discuss the gap between what employers need and what graduates actually bring, and what universities can do right now, this semester, to start closing it.
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On Campus
Podcast: How to determine student needs
In this episode of the HEDX podcast, Roger Lee speaks with education leaders Tania Broadley, Sam Jacob, Alphia Possamai-Inesedy and Jennifer Lowe on redesigning support systems to improve student success and inclusion.
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Industry & Research
Podcast: Connect the dots between VET and unis
In the first of two conversations on connecting VET and universities the executive director of ATEC talks to those already doing it, whether it’s how to run a dual-sector institution or whether parity of esteem…
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Industry & Research
HEDx: Shaping higher education’s future
From technology, to the value of student voice, to diverse perspectives and teaching innovation, this episode digs deep into how the quality of graduate success should be measured both now and into the future.
