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The University of Canberra is to simplify its academic structure that could see early career academics promoted to associate professor in as little at five years. It is just one of a series of radical reforms under way at the ...

<<<In many ways, student equity is a numbers game. But Trevor Gale argues we need to develop new ways of understanding higher education if we are to develop a more sophisticated approach to equity.>>> Student equity in Australian higher education ...

The introduction of indigenous cultural competency across the curriculum will be a welcome step in the right direction, says Sandra Harding. Being confronted by the tragic reality of racism in Australia is not the normal fare of Universities Australia meetings. ...

Three conferences provide Toby Miller with unexpected insight. I’ve been to three contrasting conferences in the past month that seem to encapsulate the differences between being inside and outside the Beltway, as they say in DC when referring to access ...

Should VET teaching focus more on demonstrable competence or student potential, asks John Mitchell. A review is currently underway of the basic qualification in training and assessment for VET practitioners. The review presents an important opportunity for the sector to ...

Audit blitz hits dodgy colleges Forensic auditors could be used in the first major crackdown on corrupt training colleges for overseas students in Melbourne, reports The Age. The colleges are suspected of exploiting students, migration fraud and breaches of education ...

It would be useful if the taskforce could identify ways in which the apprenticeship provision could be more inclusive of Australians beyond male school leavers, says Stephen Billett. Despite the consequences of the economic downturn, there are signs that a ...

Griffith appoints new head of medicine a Curtin senior research fellow in new media in the Department of Internet Studies in the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts. Balnaves is a former journalist and TV news production coordinator. Prior ...

UK looks to international student experience The University of Northampton is to offer a postgraduate certificate in enhancing the international student experience. The course, which will be introduced at the beginning of 2010, was developed in response to increasing numbers ...

The world leader in research output is expressing concern that its research universities are at risk of losing their competitive edge internationally. The core of the concern appears simply to be international competition rather than the impact the recession is ...