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UNE to adopt trimester system

The University of New England is to adopt a trimester system from the beginning of 2012. Vice-chancellor Professor Jim Barber said the decision was motivated by the federal government’s uncapping of student places which meant it was “critical for the ...

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UWS to get 18 per cent

Academic staff at the University of Western Sydney will receive an 18 per cent pay rise over four years under their enterprise agreement. The increase includes a 4 per cent administrative pay rise that was paid in April, 2009. In ...

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Boy charged with Garg murder

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Indian student Nitin Garg. The breakthrough came after a six-month long investigation, during which time police had been under great pressure to make headway in the investigation after 21-year-old Garg ...

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Let them eat cake

Trevor Gale on mobilising appetites for higher education. During Louis XVI’s reign over France and at a time of severe bread shortage and great hardship for the populace, it is said that the Queen, Marie Antoinette, famously remarked, ‘let them ...

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Dateline: Chicago, USA

Well, here I am in Chicago USA. I am not here to bet my bottom dollar and all that, but to be serious, and attend conferences and meet people who will help my understanding of student retention and the transitions ...

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High costs of multiple regulators

Do delays in establishing the national regulator matter, asks John Mitchell. There are currently – and notably – differences between the states on how they regulate training providers; differences that ultimately add to the providers’ costs. So, for education providers ...

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Dawkins to head National Quality Council

John Dawkins has been appointed chair of the National Quality Council, which oversees quality assurance and ensures national consistency in the application of the Australian Quality Training Framework. Dawkins is a former education minister who revolutionised the Australian higher education ...

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Smith inducted into AFL Hall of Fame

Dr Ross Smith, former St Kilda great and senior lecturer at Australian Catholic University (ACU), has been inducted into the AFL’s Hall of Fame in Melbourne. Smith was honoured for his contribution to the development and growth of AFL as ...

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International role for Berndt

Swinburne University’s Professor Chris Berndt has been nominated vice-president of ASM International, a US-based society that represents 36,000 members in the materials science field worldwide. Berndt will be vice president from October for a year before becoming president in 2011-12. ...

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UCL Adelaide appoints CEO

David Travers, formerly South Australia’s deputy agent-general in London, has been appointed CEO of University College London’s School of Energy and Resources in Adelaide. During his 12-year stint with the SA government, Travers was involved in the establishment of Carnegie ...

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