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As a scandal that eventually cost him his vice-chancellery at the University of Queensland was unfolding in the national media, Professor Paul Greenfield was speaking in south-east Asia on the growing importance of institutional reputation in higher education. Greenfield made ...

The federal government has honoured its pledge to retain some of the activities of the popular Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) by establishing a new Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT). To be housed within the Department of Education, ...

The full ramifications of the inappropriate action at the University of Queensland that has led to vice-chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield’s resignation are yet to emerge. In light of the scandal, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has ...

The University of Queensland is in damage control as a nepotism scandal that has claimed its vice-chancellor and his senior deputy continues to unravel. The university has confirmed the person who received favourable treatment is a student and a close ...

The Queensland government has defended its controversial decision to deny specialist health care to international students at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. State health minister Geoff Wilson told Campus Review the state “made no apology” for refusing obstetric and ...

Australian researchers should not waver in the face of scurrilous attacks on climate-change action, says adjunct Professor Roy Neel, the long-time chief of staff to former US vice-president Al Gore. Neel is visiting Australia for a month at the invitation ...

In a costly move, Macquarie University says it expects to completely overhaul the structure of its degree programs in 2013 by adopting the Bologna model. The change would see Macquarie drop all its one-year honours degrees and replace them with ...

The Australian Research Council has appointed eight Australian academics to head up the evaluation committees for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012. The new chairs will lead committees of up to 20 members that will grade research quality in ...

Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans says he will ask Queensland Premier Anna Bligh to revoke a state policy that denies hospital care to pregnant international students. In response to recent news that at least one Queensland hospital is refusing to ...

Funding for the VET sector might be better allocated if based on completion rates rather than enrolments, says the head of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Managing director Tom Karmel made his comment after the release of ...