Faculty Focus

Martin Betts August 28, 2024

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HEDx Podcast: Nursing education opportunities in Australia – Episode 132

Chris Hill. Picture: Supplied/HEDx This week Martin Betts talks to Chris Hill, chief strategy officer and head of Asia Pacific…

Erin MorleyMay 27, 2024

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Q&A: Former VC on the leadership universities need right now

The former vice-chancellor of RMIT University in Melbourne and The Open University in the United Kingdom, Martin Bean, says all…

Erin MorleyMarch 6, 2024

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“We absolutely need you”: Biologist to girls interested in STEM

Huge gender disparities in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers are the focus of many of this Friday's International…

Tim DoddNovember 8, 2023

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Sacked Sydney Uni professor Manuel Graeber vows to fight

A senior University of Sydney professor who was sacked last Friday has vowed to fight back and says he will…

Erin NixonOctober 11, 2023

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Newcastle appoints alumnus Chancellor

The University of Newcastle has appointed a new Chancellor to succeed the institution’s current Chancellor, who will retire at the…

Emilie LauerMay 22, 2023

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Meet the QUT professor who figured out Covid-19 was airborne

When the pandemic first struck in 2020, QUT Professor Lidia Morawska knew air transmission was a major factor in the spread…

Tim DoddMay 3, 2023

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Eight grand challenges for artificial intelligence and education

Educators and artificial intelligence specialists face eight grand challenges in dealing with the impact of AI on education, according to…

Tim DoddApril 26, 2023

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Victoria Uni makes big push to return to surplus after $73.2m deficit in 2022

Victoria University has warned its staff that all parts of the institution will come under scrutiny in an effort to…

Emilie LauerMarch 15, 2023

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Murdoch appoints first female Chancellor in 50 years

One of Perth's top public universities has appointed a female chancellor for the first time in its nearly 50-year history.…

Eleanor CampbellMarch 8, 2023

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‘I feel very lucky’: Uni teacher of the year on making maths meaningful

Dr Poh Wah Hillock likes to ask her students a lot of questions in class, even if they might find…

Martin BettsDecember 12, 2022

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Continuity and change in leading innovation in universities – opinion

Two of the biggest questions facing the sector as it heads into 2023 are central to the new leadership agenda…

Emilie LauerDecember 9, 2022

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Flinders develops Australia’s first PHD-MBA program

Flinders University has unveiled a new PhD-MBA program to start in 2023 for postgraduate candidates who wish to nurture their…

Emilie LauerDecember 7, 2022

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‘The new leadership agenda’ gains insight from top university leaders: podcast

Australia's universities have faced insurmountable challenges over the past two years. A new book, The New Leadership Agenda: Pandemic Perspectives from…

Eleanor CampbellNovember 21, 2022

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Meet the experts tasked to lead Australia’s higher education overhaul

A former NSW chief scientist, an international banking heavyweight and one of the nation’s leading Indigenous rights academics will lead…

Martin Betts, Ian Dunn, Ceri NursawNovember 9, 2022

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How does a modern university seek purpose? opinion

Traditionally, competition between universities around the world has been based on history and achievements measured by conventional metrics. When Oxford…

Martin Betts, Jack WangOctober 26, 2022

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How do five different generations view university teaching and learning? Opinion

Teachers often argue that they learn most when they teach something to others. This seemed to go with the maxim that…

Greg Whateley, Jim MienczakowskiOctober 24, 2022

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Post Covid issues of academic authenticity and integrity – opinion

COVID-19 and the rush to offer everything tertiary online has, as everybody appreciates, shifted the sands in respect to how…

Emilie LauerOctober 24, 2022

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Academics push to renew foreign language interest in domestic students

Academics and language advocates across Australia are calling for a national strategy to renew domestic students' interest in foreign languages…

Martin BettsOctober 12, 2022

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Skunkworks, start-up or strategic priority: where is digital transformation in your university? Opinion

Skunkworks was the term given to a secret, small team of R&D engineers at Lockheed Corp in 1943 tasked with…

Emilie LauerOctober 10, 2022

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New 3D chemistry model for visually-impaired students

A chemistry professor has created a new 3D-printed model to enable visually-impaired students to understand their university courses better. Associate…