James Cook University welcomes professor Maxine Whittaker as dean of the College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences. Whittaker will manage teaching and research in the fields of public health, tropical medicine, biomedical sciences, veterinary science and molecular and ...
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What the experts are predicting for 2016
We ask industry leaders what mattered over the last 12 months and what’s at stake for the sector in the year ahead. Improved graduation outcomes, funding clarity and the upcoming election are top of mind for industry leaders heading into ...
More »UA praises innovation package as start of culture shift
The government’s innovation reforms will bring the shift in cultural mindset Australia needs, Universities Australia has said. The government’s innovation agenda, announced this week, contains a suite of schemes to incentivise commercialisation of university research. This includes reviewing the existing research ...
More »Carr questions unis’ ‘judgement’ for backing innovation reforms
Universities are supporting the government’s innovation agenda, and Labor has said of the sector that its “political judgement's not always been the strongest". Labor Senator Kim Carr, shadow minister for higher education, said yesterday’s innovation policy announcement was underwhelming and ...
More »Opinion: Coalition’s innovation statement defines national agenda
The release of the innovation statement, the government’s first major economic statement since Malcolm Turnbull was appointed prime minister, is a genuine attempt to address the paradox of Australia’s strong research performance and poor track record in translating research outcomes into ...
More »Young people may need decade to get full-time job
New research has found it can take young people 10 years to secure full-time work, but through no fault of their own. The Life Patterns study from University of Melbourne’s Youth Research Centre followed a cohort of just under 4000 ...
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Business Council’s Livingstone elected UTS chancellor
Business Council of Australia president Catherine Livingstone will be the next chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney. Livingstone’s term will begin in December 2016 so she can serve her the remainder of her term as BCA president. UTS deputy chancellor Brian Wilson will ...
More »Labor touts fund to bring innovation to regional Australia
Almost all of Australia’s tech start-ups are in Sydney and Melbourne, but the federal opposition is hoping to change this. Labor has just released its third package of innovation reforms, including a Regional Innovation Fund. The announcement, made on Friday, came ahead of ...
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