More than 2700 current and former casuals at the University of Technology Sydney will receive over $4.4m after the university found proof of underpayment in its payroll over the last seven years. The university, which self-reported the underpayment in May ...
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Academics dole out too much online course content, study says
University lecturers may "overdo" allocating online course content which can lead to a decline in student engagement and hinder their learning, according to a recent study. Research from the University of Southern Queensland interviewed students and teachers about their perception ...
More »Why sewerage is keeping vice chancellors up at night
We recently brought together hundreds of university professionals for a series of technology user groups. I asked one Vice Chancellor who was there what was keeping him up at night, and his answer surprised me – sewerage and pipes. And ...
More »Budget 2023: what’s in it for higher education
More university placements to facilitate Australia's nuclear submarine endeavours and clinical spots to attract nursing graduates were among the key tertiary spends included in this year's federal budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his second budget on Tuesday, which prioritised ...
More »HEDxPodcast: How is technology changing global higher education? Episode 70
This episode has a report from the recent ASU+GSV summit where global innovators explored the brave new world of higher Ed technology. Hear from Michael Moe of GSV, Paul LeBlanc of SNHU, Ethan Mollick of U Penn and Laura Ipsen ...
More »University admin staff are burnt out
Professional university staff say they facing "crisis" levels of stress and workload in the wake of rolling university restructures and back-and-forth contract negotiations with academics. Last week, thousands of university staff walked off their jobs as part of an ongoing ...
More »UNE appoints new Vice-Chancellor
The University of New England has appointed Professor Chris Moran as the university's new vice-chancellor following the resignation of Brigid Heywood in August last year. Professor Chris Moran, who has been Curtin's University Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research since 2016, said ...
More »Newcastle Uni to make undergrad students complete job placements
Newcastle University will require thousands of undergraduate students to complete work placements as part of their degrees in efforts to better prepare graduates for the workforce. Starting this year, more than 7000 undergraduate students will have work experience embedded into ...
More »Southern Cross Uni to repay casuals after finding payroll ‘anomalies’
Hundreds of staff from Southern Cross University will be reimbursed after an independent review uncovered "anomalies in payments, salaries and entitlement" in the university's financial records. Last year, SCU commissioned an independent review into payments made under its most recent ...
More »La Trobe receives $2.5m donation to fund literacy clinics in Victoria
An Australian university’s push to overhaul literacy education has attracted a sizable donation to support evidence-based learning in rural and regional areas. The Bertalli Foundation donated $2.5 million over five years to La Trobe University to help establish literacy clinics ...
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