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Duncan Maskell VC of Melbourne University shares his passion for the public good purpose of our universities and his thanks for the commitment of his staff to keeping the university going as he enters the fifth year of his tenure at ...

The Federal Government has launched a review of the National Science and Research Priorities saying the current list put into place in 2015 by the then coalition government is now outdated.  The review will focus on establishing a new and ...

The Productivity Commission is calling on universities to make it easier for academics to work in consultancy roles with industry and government so the latter two groups can gain more benefit from university-sourced innovation and knowledge. In a new interim ...

The centuries-old learning approach that western higher education is defined by has measured progress, success and value of learning as functions of time (credit hours) and space (on-campus). The rise of hybrid work, the growth of automation, sluggish workforce development ...

USyd Vice-chancellor Professor Mark Scott will lead a panel review into initial teacher education to help tackle the teacher shortage crisis. Announced by the federal government, a panel of six experts will review how education degrees are delivered in Australian ...

Now feels like a time of flux and re-examination of purpose in global universities. In the US, national political moves towards university loan forgiveness is occurring as fees rise, enrolments fall and the value of higher education is questioned. And adding ...

We have argued for a number of years now that there is little if any relationship between quality teaching and learning and Staff to Student Ratios (SSR). Attempts to reduce the ratio is little more than a distraction. Student to ...

Artificial intelligence could be used to explore how the Covid-19 virus might evolve, according to a team of international researchers. William Kelton, from the University of Waikato in New Zealand, has been involved in the ETH Zurich research, aimed at preparing for ...

Curtin University has joined forces with the University of Aberdeen and the University of Calgary to tackle global environmental issues as part of a new tripartite alliance.  The alliance aims to develop innovative solutions to climate change, energy transition and ...

The challenges brought by Covid-19 have left university staff and researchers struggling with their wellbeing. As the mid-term break begins, a professor in psychology shares his tips to engage in good mental health.  Years of uncertainty and unpredictability in the ...