Month: June 2011
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ALTC announces its last citation award winners
The ALTC recognises early career achievers for the first time in its final citations for outstanding contributions to student learning…
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TEQSA is law
Legislation for a new national regulator passes and the government gets tops marks for genuine consultation. After six months of…
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Global search for astronomers after Stromlo case settles
For about five years after the fire there wasn’t much reason for smart people to want to come to Mount…
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Scientists hit back
In the face of another anonymous attack, scientists rebrand and stand up with a Respect the Science campaign. Australian scientists…
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How to get the university the government can’t afford
Australian universities are realising they have to adopt a US culture of philanthropy, Jennifer Bennett finds. The US tradition of…
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Simplistic templates won’t wash
Over half a billion bucks is riding on workforce development plans, so the race is on to learn how to…
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Barber’s dream university in cyberspace
The boomers need to remember what drove the revolt in the Arab world was twitter and facebook not universities One…
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University quick-fix “bridging units” fundamentally flawed
Whilst we might be encouraging more and more students to consider a university pathway, to bring them to university, and…
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Pyne loses on demand
Attempts by the coalition to attach amendments on free speech and student learning entitlements to the demand-driven university funding bill…
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Student retention a challenge: ACER
Attrition is still a major issue in Australian universities, according to an analysis of the nation’s largest survey of students.…
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UWA slims to a lean new model
From next year, students at the University of Western Australia will have just five undergraduate degrees to choose from instead…
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Go8 universities second in world for research income per academic
A new Thomson Reuters application that draws on data collected for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings shows China’s…
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Strine preserved for posterity
The Aussie accent is being captured and recorded all over the country this winter. More than 30 scientists from 11…
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Sharp increase in indigenous medical students at Flinders
The real story behind the prime minister’s opening of a new medical complex in the NT belongs to an intake…
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Nursing programs go online as research blossoms
The future of university nursing programs will give students the flexibility to study online, fast-track their way to registration and…
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Wisdom – missing on campus
In their haste to prepare students for a career, universities have lost sight of the true meaning of education, argues…
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Access & equity still the biggest challenges we face
Equity is an outcome and a measure of how fair and effective each person’s education has been, writes Stuart Middleton.I…
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Victoria’s VET watchdog on hold
The plan is to assess the extent to which the Commonwealth International Students Ombudsman would meet the commitments given by…
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SES obsession bad for policy
If there is too much emphasis on SES in Australian education policy are we funding the right areas? There is…
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UNE signs up online expert to expand distance agenda
Another reason for UNE to do the deal with Pearson was the workload faced by staff teaching in two modes.…
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Too soon for government to claim low-SES success, say experts
Money is not the main barrier between students from disadvantaged backgrounds and university. Despite claims by the federal government that…
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University rankings criticised as oversimplified, distorted
A European report that finds fault with the way university rankings are derived has itself been criticised International university rankings…
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Private unis welcome possible competitor
If it goes ahead, International University of Australia will be the first university built in Australia in nearly 20 years…
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Study to find out why Tasmania has high drop-out rates
A four-year longitudinal study will track nearly every year 10 student in Tasmania to identify why drop-out rates are the…
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Graduate salaries rise – marginally
Graduate Careers Australia has released its 25th annual report on the first-year salaries of bachelor degree graduates – and the…
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