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UK academic re-ignites debate on how to secure a future for the arts. By Antonia Maiolo. The current focus on lobbying is unlikely to deliver the arts to a place of “safety and riches”, a leading UK academic says. In ...

Universities need to change the way they prepare higher-education teachers for the classroom. By Kelly Matthews. In higher education, the default modus operandi has been, “You know the discipline content, you were a good student so you know how to ...

Australia’s elite universities say expected cuts to research would be disastrous and propose fee deregulation, renewed caps instead. By Louis White. The Australian Government is looking at slashing hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars from higher education in ...

Science and business have more in common than some may want to admit. But it’s the differences that make collaboration worthwhile. By Merlin Crossley. In the 1950s, scientist and novelist C.P. Snow wrote a famous essay, “The Two Cultures”. He ...

Find out which elements matter most to employers when evaluating applicants. By Antonia Maiolo. Despite critics who have questioned the relevance and value of an MBA in recent years, the number of people pursuing the qualification continues to rise. About ...

The University of Western Sydney has appointed professor Scott Holmes to the role of deputy vice-chancellor research and development. An internationally recognised business management and health economics expert, and experienced researcher and academic leader, joins UWS from the University of ...

Internationally recognised professor Lakshman Samaranayake has joined the University of Queensland as head of the school of dentistry. Samaranayake’s move to UQ follows a long and distinguished tenure as dean of the faculty of dentistry at The University of Hong ...

The University of New England has appointed deputy vice-chancellor professor Annabelle Duncan interim vice-chancellor. Duncan will fill the role until the appointment of the university’s next vice-chancellor, expected later this year after an international search. The outgoing vice-chancellor, professor Jim ...

Charles Darwin University has welcomed the new head of business, professor Arthur “Art” Shulman, who will work to maximise the opportunities available to the new dual sector business school as it transitions to the Waterfront precinct in Darwin. In his ...

Professor Selma Alliex, a long-serving dean of the school of nursing and midwifery at the University of Notre Dame Australia, is now vice-chancellor and head of the university’s Fremantle campus. Alliex was previously the nursing adviser for professional standards at ...