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Nanotechnology researcher and globally respected academic leader professor Max Lu has been selected as University of Queensland’s first provost. UQ president and vice-chancellor professor Peter Høj said professor Lu was selected through an internationally competitive search that attracted candidates “from ...

Innovative Research Universities has announced that professor John Dewar, vice-chancellor at La Trobe University, will chair the IRU network for 2014 and 2015.  Dewar was appointed vice-chancellor and president of La Trobe in January 2012.  Prior to that he was provost ...

An article on a recent Australian by-election reported that corflutes associated with one of the candidates had been defaced.  The captioned photo alongside showed the dismayed candidate  looking at the altered portraits of himself with moustache and heavy spectacles on a set ...

Activist cites conflict of interest as the reason for his departure. By Antonia Maiolo. Prominent public health activist Dr Ken Harvey has quit his job at La Trobe University after the university signed a $15 million, six-year deal with vitamins ...

NUS survey finds many universities aren’t involving cohort in decisions on how to spend amenities and services payments. By Antonia Maiolo. Universities are still failing to properly consult with students over how the compulsory student services money is being spent, ...

Rhiannon says the current model sends too much public funding to private training organisations. By Dallas Bastian. The Greens are calling for an immediate end to TAFE cuts and a complete overhaul of the VET funding system following the release ...

The funding crunch raises the spectre of combining institutions; remember to consider all options when going down this path. By Andrew Vann. It’s hard to picture now, with the mercury over 40 in parts of the country in recent weeks, ...

Forty years after Kangan, TAFE is still facing many of the same problems; it’s time to break that cycle. By Adrian Marron. Twenty years ago, I assisted a colleague in creating a strategic 10-year vision for our college. Re-reading it ...

Civil engineer says more women should get involved in the field. By Antonia Maiolo. Hervey Bay woman Laura Taborda has proven that engineering is no longer a man’s job, and is encouraging more females to consider a career in the ...

The world’s healthcare needs change pretty quickly. Nursing schools must adapt to help their students keep up. By Dallas Bastian. Preparing current and future nursing professionals for work in a rapidly changing sector means paying attention to shifting industry needs ...