This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Todd Walker is DVC(E) at Federation University. He has recently overseen the opening of a new support ...
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Trump could spark international student boom: IEAA
The International Education Association of Australia has predicted that Australia will see an influx of international students and academics after the election of Donald Trump to the White House, and the UK’s Brexit from the European Union. Professor Chris Ziguras, ...
More »Trump’s higher-education plans may borrow from Australia’s
Where does US president-elect Donald Trump stand on higher education? No one really knows, since he hasn’t released an official policy, but it would seem that it all revolves around student loans. An outline compiled by the National Association of ...
More »UNSW to keep $50 million in fossil fuel shares
The University of New South Wales has announced it won’t put any more of its money into fossil fuel shares but it will still keep existing investments in these companies. UNSW released its new Investment Policy on Monday, November 7. ...
More »Outgoing USQ VC and RUN chair Jan Thomas on her time in Toowoomba, future of regional campuses
University of Southern Queensland vice-chancellor professor Jan Thomas will soon be leaving this post and her position as chair of the Regional Universities Network (RUN) to become vice-chancellor of Massey University in New Zealand. Campus Review spoke with Thomas about her ...
More »Can new flooring improve staff and student health?
Tarkett is a French company that manufactures and markets commercial flooring products, with a specific focus on education and healthcare environments. Ralph Jorissen is the managing director of Tarkett’s Australian subsidiary, which is rolling out its new iQ One range. ...
More »UTS becomes first uni to sign SANE employee mental health charter
The University of Technology Sydney has become the first university to sign SANE Australia’s charter, pledging to improve mental health among staff and students. At the end of October, UTS signed the SANE Australia Mindful Employer Charter. This is a promise to ...
More »RUN announces new chair, USC’s Hill
University of the Sunshine Coast vice-chancellor professor Greg Hill will replace University of Southern Queensland vice-chancellor Jan Thomas as chair of the Regional Universities Network (RUN) on November 17, 2016. RUN's other universities are Central Queensland University, Federation University, Southern Cross ...
More »We need humanities students, business leaders say
Business leaders told a forum that industry still needs humanities graduates. Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott said many people in Western countries are anxious, disengaged and frustrated, and now “question globalisation, migration, innovation and the value and virtues ...
More »Maths teaching drained by gender inequity, ageing: AMSI
Gender inequity will exacerbate shortages in the mathematical workforce caused by an ageing population, a new report from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute has warned. AMSI director professor Geoff Prince has quoted figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics that show ...
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