Monthly Archives: June 2010
Among the best, but that’s not saying much
It’s the face of health care that most people are most familiar with, but it’s the least well-researched. Jeremy Gilling reports Australia leads much of the world in primary health care research. We, along with Britain and New Zealand, produce ...
More »Doing it for themselves
It meets the same rigorous standards as its mainstream academic counterparts, but its by students, for students. By Jeremy Gilling. The Australian Medical Student Journal is a standout in a crowded field. It’s Australia’s first peer-reviewed medical journal, and one ...
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Alliance to speak with one voice
Four pharmacy schools will form a unified voice. Four of Australia’s six original pharmacy schools have formed an alliance to provide a national voice in education and professional development in advance of national accreditation of the health professions. The University ...
More »TEQSA: a Sherman tank riding the boundaries of higher education
TEQSA continues to raise the ire of just about everyone in the sector, but AUQA has been given a reprieve to continue business as usual. By Julie Hare. The Australian Universities Quality Agency will continue business as usual for the ...
More »Copyright case levels the playing field – but for how long?
Universities might be breathing easy in the aftermath of a recent court ruling that protects them if their web services are used for illegal file sharing. But they shouldn’t relax just yet. John Ross reports. Universities could again face litigation ...
More »Expansion agenda exceeds government’s expectations
Universities are growing way faster than the government expected – and it’s both a blessing and a curse. john Ross reports. The federal government has been taken by surprise by the early success of its own university expansion policy, and ...
More »$240 million just a taste of things to come
It’s been a long time between rounds, but EIF funding started to flow again last week. Julie Hare reports. After a long and frustrating wait, funding for the third round of the Education Investment Fund started to flow when the ...
More »Disappointed? It’s worse in Lithuania
Deep cuts to northern hemisphere higher education budgets mightn’t make much difference to global funding league tables. Australia’s economic success could stop it improving its position in the league table of OECD countries’ higher education spending, a senior DEEWR official ...
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