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The fame game .... Celebrity (original, huh) that examines why certain individuals – Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Jerry Springer, Hitler – make such an impression on the public consciousness. In the book, he also creates two new sub-categories of celebrity: ...

It may not be the ideal meal ticket, but the arts degree is a pathway to many careers, reports Jeremy Gilling. Question: What do you say to an arts graduate? Answer: Yes, Prime Minister. UQ’s Deanne Gannaway, principal investigator and ...

Positive responses by the government to the key recommendations of the Cutler and Bradley reviews are of fundamental importance to the future economic, social and environmental sustainability of our country, says Richard Larkins. 2009 promises to be the most significant ...

Campus Review wins media award Campus Review was last week a winner in the inaugural Universities Australia higher education media award. Journalist Jeremy Gilling collected the award for the category of writing about teaching and learning. Luke Slattery, editor of ...

Its wellbeing and security which dominate notions of global student mobility, not market-driven approaches, say Peter Kell and Gillian Vogl. There has been much discussion about the experience of international students in Australia and their overall welfare and safety. These ...

New research throws light on the role of course materials in helping or hindering international students, says Jonathan Sibley.ge ability continue to generate comment in the popular and the academic press. Most universities provide some form of learning support for ...

Managerialism is rife. But now is the time to rebel, says Joseph Gora. About eighteen months ago a newly appointed campus manager with a penchant for order and tidiness directed academic members of my department to move offices – from ...

How do we know whether TAFE colleges are effective? By John Mitchell. A question raised at the Big Skills Conference in Sydney last week by speakers such as Dr Song-Seng Law, the former director of the award-winning Institute of Technical ...

Japan must continue reforms: OECD The OECD has said that even though Japan has made significant progress in modernising its tertiary education system, it must keep the reform process happening. It said current social and economic pressures, including shrinking youth ...

New lizard species to change conservation approaches The discovery of several new species of Australian lizards will completely change conservation management practices, a University of Adelaide researcher says. Paul Oliver, a PhD student, has completed a detailed genetic study of ...