University of Queensland associate professor Paul Harpur (pictured below, left) joins HEDx to make the case for role models with lived experience to join the debate about achieving real inclusion in higher education. Professor Harpur is a leader of Universities ...
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Investment into tertiary study in NSW state budget
The Minns government's first NSW state budget released September 19 includes investment into higher education for essential workforces and an increase in funding for vocational education and training (VET.) Increasing public sector employment is a priority for the 2023-24 spending, ...
More »National Skills Passport proceeds to business case
The federal government will spend $9.1m to support a business case and consultation process to define the scope of a National Skills Passport. The Universities Accord recommended the concept of a National Skills Passport in its interim report to Education ...
More »USYD law professor wins case against NSW police
A University of Sydney (USYD) law professor has successfully sued the state of NSW for assault, battery, and false imprisonment after being violently arrested by police during a peaceful protest on campus. Professor Simon Rice, chair of law and social ...
More »Bell to become ANU’s first woman VC
Techno-anthropologist Genevieve Bell AO will be the first woman to lead the Australian National University, taking over from Nobel prizewinner Brian Schmidt when he steps down at the end of the year. ANU chancellor Julie Bishop said Professor Bell, who ...
More »We don’t need to reinvent the wheel on HE policy
Australia isn’t alone in going through a landmark review of higher education, and rather than expecting all the answers to come from within, we should sense check our experience and proposed solutions with those who are trying or have tried ...
More »Don’t get hung up on uni rankings, Clare says
Australia’s top universities have slid down the most recent world university rankings; however, experts say the popular rankings shouldn’t be the sole barometer of overall success. Times Higher Education (THE) published its 20th edition World University Rankings this year in ...
More »Govt cracks down on ‘dodgy’ education agents
The federal government has announced major changes are underway to combat the rorting of international student visas and to better protect students. Christine Nixon AO delivered a Rapid Review into the Exploitation of Australia’s Visa System (Nixon Review) to address ...
More »Strictly speaking | Pyrocene
Geological time involves glacial – or even slower – change, so the rapid shifts in the terminology used to label our current era feel anomalous. The term anthropocene was first coined in 2000 to designate the period of primarily human ...
More »Union to strike at Melbourne universities
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members working at the University of Melbourne (UniMelb) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) will strike next week in a continuing battle with university management. UniMelb union members across campus will stop ...
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