A study asking male doctors to estimate female numbers in the profession has shown up a mistake that could cause “insidious consequences”. Male doctors who over-estimate the number of women in the medical profession are also less likely to support ...
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What characteristics will universities show to succeed for the long term? Opinion
A survey launched last week in London by the National Centre for Entrepreneurial Education reported on the priorities for UK higher education leaders as they emerge from the pandemic. It reported that the greatest challenge involves predicting the longer-term scenarios for ...
More »Sexual assault on campus: sector vows to be ‘part of the solution’
“Today marks a hard day for the community and particularly for victim-survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault,” declared Universities Australia Chair, Professor John Dewar. Dewar’s words came after yesterday’s release of the 2021 National Student Safety Survey, conducted by ...
More »Outreach program needed to re-engage disadvantaged learners impacted by COVID – opinion
Community Colleges Australia (CCA) is proposing a national outreach program to re-engage disadvantaged and vulnerable learners who have left training because of COVID-19 concerns. Adult and community education (ACE) providers over-perform in reaching disadvantaged groups, but have experienced a significant drop ...
More »Using literacy to bridge equity gap in higher education
Australia’s top universities have partnered with six under-resourced high schools in NSW to help improve equity and access to higher education through literacy intervention. The Imagined Futures project, developed by the NSW Equity Consortium, delivers literacy-focused programs to students living ...
More »Education workers among those worse off as cost of living outstrips wage growth
The average Australian was more than $800 worse off last year than they were in 2020, as the soaring cost of living outstrips wage growth, according to the Australian Council of Trade Unions. President Michele O’Neil addressed the Australia Institute ...
More »HEDx podcast – Taking the long-term view at UQ, episode 46
Vice Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry AO of the University of Queensland outlines how a refresh of a Group of Eight university strategy in the depths of the pandemic was energised and inspired by the awarding of the Olympic Games to ...
More »Women devoted less time to research during COVID-19, study finds
Women academics faced heavier teaching loads and spent less time on research during COVID-19, a new study has found. Researchers surveyed over 3,000 university staff across Australia and Canada to examine how the switch to remote working affected both men and ...
More »Aussie university draws human rights complaint from senior lecturer
A dispute between a student and senior lecturer at the University of Queensland has led to a complaint being lodged against the university with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Senior lecturer Joel Katzav, who is Jewish, says a letter of complaint written about ...
More »‘Disappointing’: UNSW wins bid to publish student evaluations
UNSW has been given the green light to publish student course evaluation data following months of pushback from academic staff. The Fair Work Commission upheld an appeal filed by university management on Monday, after a December ruling thwarted UNSW plans ...
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