Chief strategy officer of global digital content provider VitalSource Jared Pearlman joins Martin Betts on HEDx this week to discuss the need for HE to deliver affordable student experiences and business models for technology providers that make these experiences sustainable. ...
More »Melbourne uni owes staff $72m in unpaid wages, UniSQ confirms 150 staff laid off
The University of Melbourne will fork out a total of $72m to cover the underpayments of 25,000 staff, after investigations into wage theft claims found the institution had failed to properly pay employees over a 10-year period. The state’s leading tertiary institution’s remediation program has identified ...
More »New University of Wollongong vice-chancellor announced
Professor Max Lu will move to Australia to be the University of Wollongong's (UOW) sixth vice-chancellor in May next year. The chemical engineer and advanced materials scientist is currently vice-chancellor of the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, and ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Student empathy is critical for success – Episode 148
Founder and chief executive of degree management ed-tech Stellic Sabih Bin Wasi used his own student experience of interacting with university systems to improve the student experience. His platform, adopted by 70 universities, is designed to bring together academic planning, ...
More »Uni equity scholarship applications up 35%
The admissions centre that handles university applications in NSW and the ACT has said students applying for equity scholarships has surged more than 35 per cent this year. The University Admissions Centre (UAC) has received over 4,500 scholarship applications so ...
More »National Student Ombudsman legislation passed, leader announced
A highly experienced lawyer has been appointed to lead the anticipated university watchdog and complaints function, after the legislation passed in the last sitting week of parliament. The Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024 passed in late November and ...
More »Ministerial Direction 107 to be revamped after caps defeated
The Albanese government is preparing to replace a controversial ministerial direction that has been criticised for favouring sandstone universities over regional and outer-suburban institutions, as providers warn Labor’s “confused and mismanaged” policy approach is damaging the sector and the economy. After ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Time to partner with students and tech – Episode 147
The last episode from HEDx's Future Solutions conference features interim pro-vice-chancellor of teaching and learning at the University of Queensland Professor Kelly Mathews. She joins Martin Betts to discuss a survey of over 8000 university students about how they use ...
More »Tesla chair to lead research and development review
A Strategic Examination of Research and Development review is to evaluate how to maximise Australia's existing research and development (R&D) spend, and convince industry to adopt innovation. The review, announced in the 2024-25 budget, is to be led by the ...
More »Monash University owes casual academics up to $9m
Monash University is facing fresh wage theft claims from casual academics, which could force the tertiary institution to pay back millions of dollars. The university will face the Federal Court December 4-6, after more allegations of widespread wage theft from casual academics. The National Tertiary ...
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