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Universities need to reassess their alumni culture if they want to get more donations. By Ian O’Connor Alumnus Graham Tuckwell’s gift of $50 million to his alma mater, the Australian National University, for a scholarship program made headline news for ...

Many students have insufficient language skills for study – and not just because they’re from overseas. By Stuart Middleton It never ceases to make me wonder whether we have become daft when I see constant references to this or that ...

Early career researchers from the University of Melbourne will visit the ‘China 9’ universities to strengthen education ties between the two countries. C9 universities include Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Peking University and Nanjing University. All these ...

The Gillard government’s planned funding boost for schools will be at the expense of universities, with the announcement that it will strip an additional $2.3 billion from the tertiary sector. Wayne Swan and higher education minister Craig Emerson announced over ...

The various components of STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – are being unevenly taught in primary schools, leading to a deficit in these necessary skills among school leavers. A report from the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) Lifting ...

  South Australia's universities have agreed to disclose the manner in which tertiary entrance scores are used for university admissions, including developing a simplified bonus point system. The South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) Board agreed unanimously to refocus the ...

Australia’s international standing depends on careful implementation of the Chaney report’s goals. By Helen Zimmerman It is with mixed emotions that those of us who have worked in the international education sector for many years read the International Education Advisory ...

Leading researchers need to become research leaders, writes Mark Douglas Changes to the assessment of research are having profound effects on the demands of research leadership. The shift in emphasis from the quantity of publications to the quality of publications ...

VET in regional Victoria has been particularly hard-hit by policy changes. By Dr Peter Whitley Regional Australia is the home and workplace for approximately 29 per cent of the Australian population, with people in the bush contributing very positively to ...

The word self-image is usually understood as someone’s mental construction of themself, which may or may not correspond with their looks and social behaviour.  Compare the newly-coined selfie, which is definitely a physical image of oneself, taken by oneself on ...