Would Sir Isaac Newton flourish in an academic career were he alive today? The great man was said to have “an obsessive, paranoid personality, with Asperger’s syndrome, a bad stutter, unstable moods, and episodes of psychotic mania and depression”. Imagine then ...
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Lest. We. Forget (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)." – Yassmin Abdel-Magied When you hear about slavery for 400 years – for 400 years! – that sounds like a choice. Like, you was there for 400 years and it’s all of y’all? ...
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Startup stalwart heads to UTS Murray Hurps has been appointed to the newly created role of Director of Entrepreneurship at UTS. The former Fishburners CEO and Startup Muster co-founder will be in charge of growing the number of student-founded startups ...
More »Home truths: an acute housing crisis is negatively affecting many students.
Overlooking a stitched plaid couch designed for two, a damaged clock ticks anxiously. On the small couch, an old laptop rests, illuminating the neglected appliance. Yet, even a broken clock is right twice a day, and here the clock is ...
More »Start up, start now: What is the best way to teach entrepreneurship?
'Just do it’ has been a mantra for entrepreneurs for decades. However, the question remains as to whether or not it is possible to teach and learn entrepreneurship. If yes, then what is the best way to teach it? Does a ...
More »A welcome plan for students: ensuring international students integrate
According to the OECD, approximately five million young people are currently studying outside of their home country. By 2025 this figure is set to rise to seven million. Each of these students has particular motivations for venturing abroad. Many are ...
More »Policy clout: UWA’s second female VC wants to develop policy of reach and significance
Dawn Freshwater has an eye towards the future. The University of Western Australia’s 18th vice-chancellor believes her institution can be an agent for change in WA, and beyond, by contributing to good policy and discussion. Hailing form the UK, Freshwater ...
More »Education is a business: Attract and retain is the name of the university game
Increased federal government regulation, coupled with a recent round of funding cuts, is forcing Australian universities to change the way we see ourselves, the way we structure learning and the fundamental way in which we operate. Under this new reality, ...
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JCU Singapore VC retires James Cook University has announced the retirement of its deputy vice‑chancellor for the Singapore campus, Dr Dale Anderson. Anderson has served the university for 12 years, and will leave his role on December 31. Vice-chancellor Professor ...
More »The race to renovate and attract foreign investment: Opinion
Universities are increasingly investing in their campuses to attract foreign dollars. For as long as they have been in existence, universities have been in competition with one another for the best students and faculty. The earliest universities in the Middle ...
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