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Swinburne to settle legal dispute with NTEU
Swinburne University will settle a long-running industrial case over alleged breaches of workplace laws, and will pay the legal costs of the National Tertiary Education Union. Almost two years ago the NTEU took the university to the Federal Court over ...
More »McComb continues the call for change in HE
The process of reform must continue for the sake of all Australian students, the Council of Private Higher Education chief said. In commenting on the federal Government’s continued pursuit of higher education reforms COPHE CEO Adrian McComb said reform is ...
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NHMRC to demand gender policy for funding
Universities seeking National Health and Medical Research Council grant funding will now need to provide evidence that they have adequate gender equity staffing policies in place. Under the new measure, announced in late March, research institutions will have until the ...
More »ATEM’s Weller reflects on a dynamic six years
In an exclusive interview, education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke with Dr Stephen Weller, who will step down as president of the Association for Tertiary Education Management in May. Maiolo asked Weller to describe some of the biggest changes he’s seen in the ...
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Dr Lee-Anne Perry on university governance
In an exclusive interview, education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke with Dr Lee-Anne Perry, principal at All Hallows’ School in Queensland, who joined a panel at the recent Universities Australia conference to discuss governance within the university sector. Listen to the ...
More »Joanne Wright on the challenges of a new competitive market
In an exclusive interview, education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke to Joanne Wright, deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at the University of Queensland who joined a panel at the recent Universities Australia conference to discuss the new competitive market within the sector.
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