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The number of Australians with mental health problems is enormous, but as a specialty area of nursing it has tended to be neglected – a situation that universities are being urged to address in their training of nursing students. By ...

Universities established in the 1970s are facing a mid-life crisis as they look towards the internationalising future. By Richard Higgott. "For the quality agenda to prevail, universities need to be academically led and governed, not simply managed." Few people would ...

University of Newcastle Professor John Germov has been appointed president of the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH). Representing 45 universities in Australia and New Zealand, DASSH is the peak body for research and education ...

Former federal minister for resources and energy Martin Ferguson has joined the University of Western Australia’s Energy and Minerals Institute. He has been appointed to the institute’s board of trustees along with Andrew Harding, chief executive of Rio Tinto’s iron ...

Business leader John Langoulant has joined Curtin University in a strategic appointment to provide advice on major initiatives aligned to the university’s 2013 to 2017 strategic plan.  Acting vice-chancellor Professor Colin Stirling said Curtin would benefit from Langoulant’s network, business ...

Macquarie University will have a new leadership team in place early next year for its international operations, following the appointment of Professor Jim Lee (deputy vice-chancellor, international) and Nicole Brigg (director, Macquarie International). Lee is vice-provost (international) at Queen’s University ...

Griffith University vice-chancellor Professor Ian O’Connor has been appointed to a key investment and trade board in Queensland. Queensland treasurer and minister for trade Tim Nicholls announced O’Connor will be one of six members of the newly created Trade and ...

Professor Steve D’Alessandro has joined the Charles Sturt University (CSU) school of marketing and management in Bathurst. An expert in marketing, D’Alessandro has taught at several universities in Australia, has published many peer-reviewed papers and is a recognised media commentator ...

Vice-chancellors have called for consistent policy and bipartisan support for higher education to promote Australia’s future development. By Dallas Bastian. Australia needs to develop a strategic higher education plan in order to remain internationally competitive, according to vice-chancellors who met in ...

A major initiative at Adelaide University aims to harness all aspects of technology to deliver a richer student experience. By Dallas Bastian. A 10-year plan to transform the way technology is integrated into learning and the campus experience is under ...