Staff from Western Sydney University (WSU) have gone on strike over insecure work conditions and better wages. On Tuesday, hundreds of students and full-time and casual staff gathered around the Parramatta South campus after pay negotiations stalled between the union ...
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Why changing your mind is good for you: podcast
Changing your mind increases your chances of success, a new study from the University of Queensland reveals, yet people seldom do so. According to the researchers, people tend to change their mind to correct an error they made. "If you ...
More »US funding helps QuT scientists discover new ways to battle future pandemics
Nathan Boase always knew he would be a scientist, and he is currently researching new methods to protect people against viruses like Monkeypox and COVID-19. Boase and his team from QuT have been given the green light to develop a ...
More »Higher education is neglecting a key area in digital transformation: opinion
Universities and colleges have made great progress in their journey towards digital transformation, but many still have a long way to go. In recent years we have seen higher education embrace digitalisation throughout the institution; modernising websites, enabling online class ...
More »Reconciliation Week 2022: Closing the higher education gap
As National Reconciliation Week draws to a close, universities have had time to reflect on the place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and experiences within higher education. The final day of the week-long commemoration, June 3rd, observes ...
More »Will a new government undo knotted problems in the stalled reform of the VET National Agreement and the Australian Qualifications Framework? Opinion
Introduction, problem and purpose Australia has a new national government. All participants in the higher education (HE) and research sectors and the vocational education and training (VET) sector will build fresh relations with the new government, including all state and ...
More »Former PM says remote work may hurt women’s careers: ANU panel
Former prime minister Julia Gillard has warned working from home may disadvantage women who risk becoming “invisible behind a screen” while men return to the office. The former PM said women were more likely to work from home in order ...
More »Temperature variation a deadly risk, study shows
Experts have warned we need to do more to mitigate against fluctuating temperatures as a new study showed the link between unstable weather and mortality. From 2000 to 2019, Monash experts have determined that an average of 1.75 million deaths ...
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Distinguished academic and longtime university head professor Glyn Davis has been chosen as the new secretary for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Davis was vice-chancellor of Melbourne University between 2005 to 2018 and was previously head of ...
More »A post-binary approach to equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education: opinion
The last two weeks in Australia has seen outcomes from an election which some might argue has shifted the leadership landscape and heightened expectations. For those defeated in the election, there have been reappraisals of the way forward and post-mortems underway ...
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