World Philosophy Day 2021 falls on 18 November. Commemorated since 2005 world-wide, it is quite close to the birthdays of theologian and Christian philosopher (Saint) Augustine (13 November 354–28 August 430) and philosopher Baruch Spinoza (24 November 1632–21 February 1677). ...

According to Australian emotional intelligence expert Dr Ben Palmer, Chief Executive of Genos International, universities could play an important role in securing the the sector's future by offering units in emotional intelligence in their initial teacher education courses. In a ...

Australians have become less trusting of how governments and companies use their private data following two years of using check-in apps during the Covid-19 pandemic. New analysis from the Australian National University shows people’s trust in major institutions to maintain data privacy ...

Earlier this month it was announced that 2021 ATO salaries data will become part of the ComparEd website, allowing prospective higher education students to more accurately assess the salary data related to their professions and vocations. ComparEd is a website ...

Curtin university researchers will be carrying out a first-of-its-kind examination of stillbirths among Aboriginal families in a project supported by the federal government.  Led by Associate Professor Carrington Shepherd from the Curtin medical school, the project will involve researchers and ...

The University of Queensland has uncovered a near 200-year-old first edition of the first known vampire novel in one of its libraries, which could well have been the travel reading of Charles Sturt as he voyaged to Australia. Vampire stories ...

The higher education sector in Australia has been through a rapid cycle of change and disruption over the past two years, starting with a shift in the way university places are funded. In this piece we reflect on the impact ...

In an exciting development for the teaching profession, La Trobe University’s unique Nexus program has recently produced its first group of classroom-ready secondary school teachers. In their first year, students work part-time in schools and receive direct mentoring opportunities and professional ...

A new study by Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers has found that our volunteer firefighters are still “reeling” from the experience of the 2019/2020 Black Summer fires that resulted in unimaginable destruction, heartache and the loss of an estimated three ...

With the lifting of lockdowns and restrictions there is some sense of euphoria emerging, though many in our universities will be reaching year’s end with, in many cases, relief and exhaustion. There is a great opportunity for leaders to start ...