Month: November 2008

Risky business

Taking for granted government funding brings with it a risk of taking for granted the international student market, says Tony…

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Spending to save

A new report gives a damning analysis of IT spending in universities, but the sector says it is spending up…

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What crisis? International education on the up

The short-term future is bright for international education, despite – or maybe because of – the financial crisis. And Australia…

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Supervision changes with the times

The understanding of what postgraduate supervision involves has moved beyond describing the qualities of a good supervisor to conceptualising and…

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VET market reform off the boil

Market reforms to the vocational education and training system have been put on the backburner following last week’s meeting of…

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Australia: the lightweight heavy-hitter

The US has recovered from a post-9/11 lull in its international higher education industry, but pound for pound, Australia still…

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Westie chick finds pulse, opens medical school

When second-year University of Western Sydney medical student Kyle Sheldrick took the blood pressure of the acting Prime Minister and…

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Female-led renaissance at Deakin

Dr Maree Gladwin changed jobs earlier this year. After nine years in a senior role in equity and diversity at…

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I’m not paranoid,I just think I am

If you think they’re out to get you, you’re not alone. Paranoia, once assumed to afflict only schizophrenics, may be…

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Vertical drinking

Vertical drinking is a term that’s come into use recently in Britain and Australia to refer to the practice of…

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Byrne named new Monash VC

Professor Ed Byrne was last week named as incoming vice-chancellor of Monash University, replacing Professor Richard Larkins next July. Since…

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Daley inaugural CEO of Grattan Institute

Dr John Daley has been appointed to the position of CEO of the Grattan Institute, a new national public policy…

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New chair of intellectual disability

Dr Julian Trollor will take up the chair of intellectual disability and mental health at UNSW in February 2009 as…

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CDU imports financial specialist

Charles Darwin University’s new executive director of finance and asset services Rob Brelsford-Smith comes to Darwin from New Zealand’s Auckland…

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New head and school for CSU Ontario

Charles Sturt University has appointed Associate Professor Will Letts as the inaugural head of the CSU Ontario School of Education.…

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Fulbright Commission appoints new ED

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission Board last week announced the appointment of Dr Joe Hlubucek as the new executive director for…

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A vivid and strikingly illustrated edition of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Powerful, moving, simple and forceful, the…

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Whiteford appointed to Macquarie

Macquarie University has appointed Professor Gail Whiteford to the newly created position of pro vice-chancellor (social inclusion). Whiteford joins Macquarie…

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UNSW appoints ED finance

UNSW has announced the appointment of Jonathan Blakeman to the newly created position of executive director, finance and operations. He…

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