Year: 2010

UTS unveils Gehry plan for business building

Undulating brick and angled sheets of glass to feature in the facades. By Annette Blackwell. UTS today (December 16) unveiled…

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Batten down for TEQSA

Second lock-up under way to tease out complex issues raised by universities DEEWR is holding a second lock-up on the…

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Black hole observatory plan for WA

Researchers ask Gillard for $140 million to seal US deal. Five Australian research universities will ask the federal government for…

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Learning management: the revolt of the end-user

Universities must decide whether to open up their learning management systems Deakin University is migrating its learning management system from…

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Waiting for the work crisis in academia

Maybe academics are like a small number of other hard-wired vocations, such as the priesthood. In the absurdist drama Waiting…

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AUQA paves way for national regulator

It is recommended TEQSA exercise rigor, transparency and open judgment. A review of higher education state regulators, released by the…

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University spreads its message on iTunes U

People in more than 100 countries have downloaded La Trobe podcasts La Trobe University passed a milestone this week, recording…

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Fewer undergraduates are dropping out

Boredom and stress the main reason those who quit give for leaving university Fewer first-year undergraduates are thinking about dropping…

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Nuclear energy splits Australians: survey

Researchers find more men than women support the use of nuclear energy Australians are almost evenly divided on whether nuclear…

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Go8 queries legality of TEQSA

Draft policy document casts doubt on the use of corporations’ law to register and deregister universities The federal government’s reliance…

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Delicate dance in the complex world of HR strategies

Vice-chancellors would rank HR success as keeping the organisation off front pages and out of court. In an ideal world,…

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Constitutional showdown looms over VET regulator

The Commonwealth has vowed to assert its regulatory rights over large WA and Victorian VET colleges. The federal government will…

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Grant connects Australia to space mission

ARC gives $30 million green light to 78 linkage and facilities projects A West Australian scientist and his team will…

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Navitas wins national education export award

Leading education provider honoured for contribution to Australian economy Leading global education provider Navitas has won a national award for…

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Dip in international student numbers to continue

English language education canary in the coalmine as downturn indicator The “blip” that is the downturn in overseas students choosing…

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Research Centre to fill Australia’s knowledge gap on India

Plan to create evidence-based data base to help community Macquarie University in Sydney has established a new India Research Centre…

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The primary problem

A new study indicates university nursing curricula need to be more in tune with the evolving health care agenda in…

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Exchange rate blues

Australia can’t make the most of what Europe has to offer until its exchange rate goes ***up***, writes John Ross.…

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UK migration cuts could devastate staff, student recruitment.

Australian international educators, take heart – it’s way worse in the UK. The UK government has delivered a major blow…

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Profession remains firm on its opposition to TAFE nursing degrees

Registered nurse education must stay in the university sector – without exception. And any attempts to move it outside will…

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Poland’s the “jewel”: Austrade

Australian educators should go over to the emerging central European markets, rather than waiting for them to come here. Poland…

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