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The ‘new normal’ has been explained away – suggesting that the changes that have occurred and reframed our working lives in particular are now normal. The term ‘new reality’ is probably more fitting as we stretch and yawn our way ...

Business figure and philanthropist Jane Hansen will be the next chancellor of the University of Melbourne following the decision of current chancellor, barrister Allan Myers QC, to step down after his second three year term. Ms Hansen, who is currently ...

Australian National University vice-chancellor and Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt has been appointed Chair of the Group of Eight. Professor Schmidt will start his two-year assignment on February 1st. “I look forward to working with all my colleagues to ensure ...

Plans to merge the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia into a 'super university' in 2026 has both raised new prospects for research and drawn concerns around job security. The University of South Australia and the University ...

Two of the biggest questions facing the sector as it heads into 2023 are central to the new leadership agenda that has arisen over the last 3 years.  Firstly, they concern how we can best fund our research and support ...

Flinders University has unveiled a new PhD-MBA program to start in 2023 for postgraduate candidates who wish to nurture their career opportunities. Said to be the first of its kind in Australia, the program will enable students to gain skills ...

The University of NSW will deliver a massive 17 per cent stipend increase to research students next year as part of a plan to ensure that they earn the equivalent of a living wage by 2024. Students holding higher degree ...

Australia's universities have faced insurmountable challenges over the past two years. A new book, The New Leadership Agenda: Pandemic Perspectives from Global Universities, interviewed more than 50 university leaders about the unique obstacles they faced during the pandemic. Book author, HEDx ...

Former Victoria University vice-chancellor professor Peter Dawkins has been appointed to lead federal Labor’s new jobs and skills agency.  Skills and training minister Brendan O’Connor named professor Dawkins as interim director of Jobs and Skills Australia, after legislation passed to ...

University of New England's new advisory body has called for increased transparency, staff inclusion in managerial processes and for Chancellor James Harris to resign.  On Friday, more than 500 UNE staff, alumni, and former employees met to vote in favour ...