The National Health and Medical Research Council must lobby government for funding to properly support human medical research ethics committees, an internationally renowned expert has argued. Professor Linda Shields, American Academy of Nursing fellow and Charles Sturt University nursing academic, ...
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UQ equality bake sale sets tongues tasting, and wagging
It was supposed to be one of the quieter moments on the University of Queensland's slate of Feminist Week calendar of events. Madeline Price and her colleagues at the UQ Union (UQU) were coming up with ideas to fill some free space that ...
More »RedSpace moves TAFE Qld into applied research
TAFE Queensland has broken into the applied research sector with a new centre and indicates a future push into formal research – traditionally the domain of universities. TAFE QLD’s RedSpace Centre for Applied Research and Innovation partners with local small ...
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Disruption, VET, internationalisation and women in higher education on the agenda at Futureproof 2016
Management, leaders and professional staff from universities, TAFE institutes, private providers, professional associations, regulatory bodies and government are encouraged to attend Futureproof 2016, a vital meeting of minds to discuss and debate the major issues affecting the higher education sector. ...
More »Minister on roadshow for VET FEE-HELP reform
Senator Scott Ryan, the minister for vocational education and skills, has embarked on a six-city roadshow to consult and discuss ways to improve the deeply flawed VET FEE-HELP scheme. Kicking off in Perth, Ryan is visiting Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns. ...
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USYD reveals 8-point strategic plan to slash degrees, expand research, manage staff and increase inclusivity
The University of Sydney has unveiled an ambitious policy document for the next five years; its direction to be guided by 8 strategies collectively comprising 29 initiatives. The headline detail from this plan is to slash around 100 degrees from ...
More »Job cuts probable as part of TAFE NSW ‘modernisation’
Another round of job cuts and changes to enterprise agreements at TAFE New South Wales have been foreshadowed ahead of the new managing director’s modernisation push. Jon Black, who stepped into the role in December last year, told Campus Review the ...
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