Month: May 2011
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That time of year
As one rating agency announces its reputation ratings another is handing out stars writes Annette Blackwell It’s ranking season again.…
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Grattan defends regional findings
Universities and governments are rejecting an analysis of investment outcomes for regional Australia, but that’s to be expected, says the…
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Sectors asunder
The boundaries are supposed to be blurring. But this year’s budget has prised VET further apart from higher education, and…
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Reserve powers could set limits on unlimited supply
Universities shouldn’t feel threatened by the government’s reserve powers to limit student numbers. The federal government has reserved the right…
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UNSW wakes Finn again
Seumas Phelan writes about the book that launched a thousand and more PhDs. There are some people who believe James…
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Radical surgery: CSU rethinks rural medical education
A bold proposal for a new medical school intended to help solve acute rural doctor shortages has met with strong…
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Leave balances add to financial pressure on NSW universities
A report from the NSW auditor-general shows that although leave balances are reducing in universities there is still a big…
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Kristjanson sets a course for dual sector university
We do not confuse quality with elitism, Swinburne’s new vice-chancellor tells Susan Woodward Professor Linda Kristjanson is more than aware…
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Uni surplus slumps in Victoria
Victorian universities saw their surplus fall 5.6 per cent in 2010 but the state’s tertiary education sector is still in…
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Go8 launches research gateway
A new online database that links everyone from global businesses to the general public directly to Go8 researchers is an…
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High dollar “the new normal” international educators told
The time has come for international education to do some “future casting”. The international education community needs to stop obsessing…
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National VET entitlement on the shelf
The federal government has hosed down plans for a national training guarantee, even though the Victorian prototype appears to have…
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CQU Mackay grows
Responding to the need for qualified radiographers and sonographers in regional Queensland, Central Queensland University opened new $4 million medical…
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Science enrolments up but challenges still exist
Australia punches above its funding weight in science research Natasha Egan finds as she looks at faculties across the country…
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Major “flaws” in regional policy analysis
Failure to consider all relevant data and the lack of detailed explanations raise concerns about the Grattan Institute’s conclusions writes…
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We are in a dumbing down ERA
There is a serious shortage of high-impact research in management studies and a one-sided focus on journal publications is to…
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Long may the Academy flourish
The impact of a first-in-family graduate is not linear but multi-directional writes Stuart MiddletonThe impact of a first-in-family graduate is…
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Report “portrays” VET as system in crisis
Why qualifications matter for TAFE teachers, and why the Productivity Commission got it wrongSkills Australia released its roadmap for vocational…
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WIL brings employers and tertiary sector closer
New web portal will make it easy for employers to find work-ready graduates Experience in the workplace for students will…
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VET workforce knows its gaps
To assist industry with workforce development plans, vocational educators need to get their own house in order, writes John Mitchell.…
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PPP off target on “critical” skills: new data
The federal government’s marketised VET program hasn’t hit the right skill needs. The federal government’s prototype demand-driven program for VET,…
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Proceeds of mining boom should go to education: Turnbull
Connect with your alumni vice-chancellors from universities across the world are told It is critical that universities in Australia become…
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Ten of current ALTC staff will work with DEEWR
The sector has welcomed UK higher education consultant Alison Johns and hopes she can help maintain the learning and teaching…
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Researchers uncover new greenhouse data on oceans
University researchers have uncovered what happened in the world’s oceans during a previous greenhouse period. The results don’t look good…
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ERA an “awards ceremony”, says professor
Carr reminds the sector that research allocations are negotiable, in response to mounting concerns about ERA. Federal budget allocations to…
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