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Professor Mats Andersson, renowned Swedish researcher in polymer chemistry, will join the University of South Australia’s Ian Wark Research Institute early next year under a South Australian Research Fellowship. Recently ranked one of the world’s top 50 scientists in materials ...

Professor Chris Elders is the inaugural Chevron Professor of Petroleum Geology at Curtin University, to commence in early October. Elders is from Royal Holloway at the University of London. After graduating from the University of Oxford, he worked as an ...

University of Southern Queensland vice-chancellor professor Jan Thomas will join the governing committee of the world’s first and oldest international university network. The UK-based Association of Commonwealth Universities represents about 500 institutions across 36 countries. The council promotes and supports ...

p>The state’s first dual-sector university was given the green light with the Newman government signing an agreement to merge Central Queensland University (CQU) with the Central Queensland Institute of TAFE (CQ TAFE). By Antonia Maiolo. Education minister John-Paul Langbroek said ...

p>A report into a nepotism scandal at the University of Queensland found that the daughter of a former vice-chancellor secured a place in a medical course despite not meeting entry requirements. By Antonia Maiolo. Vice-chancellor professor Paul Greenfield and deputy ...

An internal investigation has cleared QUT vice-chancellor professor Peter Coaldrake of any wrongdoing after he dobbed himself in for revealing the identity of a whistleblower. Coaldrake reported himself to the state’s Crime and Misconduct Commission in July for naming a ...

It’s a good time for alternate approaches to lowering youth unemployment, such as the trade diploma.  By Bruce Mackenzie. One of the imponderables of government policy relates to the future of vocational education and training in Australia. In just over ...

Study finds age, field have biggest impact on effectiveness of mid-level qualifications. By Nick Fredman Vocational certificates have traditionally been tied to the trades, and bachelor’s degrees to the professions. What’s the labour market niche for those qualifications that fall ...

A presentation helps one educator find the answer to a burning question about opportunity.  By Stuart Middleton. A research report had just been released and after the launch I turned to a colleague and asked: “Do you mean to say ...

The Victorian Parliament has passed legislation to see Ballarat University change its name and move towards expansion. By Dallas Bastian. Legislation has passed through the Victorian Parliament moving Ballarat University further towards its name change. “Federation University Australia – or ...