Just a few weeks into his new role as chancellor of Monash University, Simon McKeon has been announced as the new chair of the Go8's Industry and Innovation Board. This has been established to drive "the Go8's escalating involvement in ...
More »Having fun? Join the club! It’s Campus Review’s ode to O-Week
Except for a few outliers that have already fired up the sausage sizzles, universities around Australia are now celebrating O-Week. It's a time of tote bags bulging with free lollipops, branded legionnaires caps and prophylactics, newfound and quickly forgotten interest in spelunking, ...
More »Free food, clubs and parties make O-Week Top 10
Claire Guiver is a third-year student at the University of New South Wales and an O-Week volunteer at the uni's Kensington campus. As several universities around Australia experience the mixture of celebratory euphoria, club sign-ups and sausage sizzles that dominates ...
More »UTAS and Griffith research explains Clive Palmer’s rapid political ascent and whimpering decline
One of the more amusing episodes in mainstream Australia politics has been vividly captured in one of the more amusing scholarly journals that will be published in 2016. Ballots and Billions: Clive Palmer's Personal Party by Dr Glenn Kefford from the ...
More »Man charged with indecency following library attacks on students
New South Wales Police have charged a 26-year-old man following two alleged acts of indecency against teenage girls at a tertiary education facility in Sydney’s East on Monday 15 February 2016 About 6.30pm that night two girls aged 16 and 17 years were ...
More »University of Canberra reveals ‘industry-first’ performance-based enterprise agreement
The University of Canberra has today revealed details of its self-style industry first enterprise agreement with staff, "the first time that a link between pay and individual performance" is made when determining remuneration, perquisites and benefits. Called 'Enterprise Agreement 2015-18', ...
More »Bond University announces new Advisory Board
Bond University has today revealed its new Advisory Board. Chaired by alumnus Derek Cronin, the board comprises a mixture of appointed and elected members. Joining Cronin on the Advisory Board for 2016 and 2017 are: Ed Brockhoff, Class of 2002, ...
More »Australian Literary Studies moves to ‘freemium’ digital model
It's been just over half a century since Australian National University's Australian Literary Studies, the brainchild of renowned Australian poet AD Hope, was launched by debut editor Laurie Hergenhan. From its earliest days, ALS has sought to publish the highest standard of peer-reviewed ...
More »McMillen reappointed VC at U of Newcastle
University of Newcastle vice-chancellor professor Caroline McMillen has been reappointed to her role through until October 2019. The news was announced today by chancellor Paul Jeans. “Caroline’s vision and determination [have made] the university’s identity grow as a world-class institution and firmly marked ...
More »From ‘Serial’ to USYD: exoneration project looks into convictions
Serial, Making A Murderer, The Jinx. True crime documentaries have hit the Zeitgeist with a populist force over the last 24 months. The convergence of long-form storytelling with fan theories and a collection of intriguing characters has made these titles, along ...
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