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The hopes of a grassroots campaign to save the ALTC have been dashed. By Susan Woodward. Independent South Australia Senator Nick Xenophon will not pick up the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) mantle, signaling what looks like a final ...

As he leaves the ANU’s top job, Ian Chubb continues to argue for research funding reform. By Susan Woodward The Australian government is honing in on a stricter, merit-based method for allocating research funding and is right to do so, ...

After a 10-year reign, the loss of the ANU’s illustrious leader is official. Byline Susan Woodward. An imposing person, a courageous change agent, a good-humoured man. Those are just some of the ways friends and colleagues describe Professor Ian Chubb, ...

Teaching and learning programs will still be funded but the council has only 16 months ahead of it. The Australian Learning and Teaching Council has been given a reprieve in a deal with the government struck by Independent MP Andrew ...

The launch of the inaugural ERA national report has generated much discussion in recent weeks. I expect nothing less. Good public policy stems from a robust, respectful and open exchange of information. Good research is no different. And that is ...

Delays, flood cuts and grey areas have frayed unis’ nerves over the government’s structural adjustment fund. In this article • No word on SAF applications • Sector nervous about flood cuts • EIF element adds to uncertainty • Applications extremely ...

The 2006 Census indicates that two-thirds of the people with doctoral qualifications in Australia are male, writes Sharon Bell Another major conference on Equity in Higher Education is about to be held in Sydney. This is noteworthy on two counts. ...

China won’t prop up student flows to Australia any more, new data suggests. New student numbers will slump this year from all the top international education markets, with China now well and truly in decline as a source country, according ...

Like the ATN’s e-Grad school, an e-mathematics doctoral training centre will exist as a virtual community The Australian Technology Network is looking at new computer and communications technology to underpin the next phase of its collaborative program plans. The ATN ...

In most cases it is about expanding participation both student and workforce, writes John Ross Griffith: Sport’s the key For Griffith University, expanding participation meant attracting students to one of its smaller campuses. Logan is in Australia’s fastest growing region, ...