The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is planning to take Macquarie University to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal next week over its refusal to release a final report into a review of its support staff services. Both the NTEU and the ...
More »To Infinity and beyond: Where will the Square Kilometre Array take us?
Educators say the Square Kilometre Array will boost research here and hopefully increase the number of students studying science. Louis White reports. Astronomers, mathematicians and physicists around the world are jumping for joy at the news that Australia will share ...
More »‘Open access will bankrupt us’, publishers’ report claims
Publishers of humanities and social science journals could go bankrupt if all academic papers became freely available after six months, a report commissioned by publishers has warned. The report, The Potential Effect of Making Journal Articles Freely Available in Repositories after ...
More »TAFE protests continue as impact becomes clear
The National Tertiary Education Union’s campaign to stop massive budget cuts to TAFE institutes in Victoria will continue this week after rallies were held in Geelong on Thursday. “The Baillieu government wants to cut nearly $300 million from Victoria’s 18 ...
More »Australian universities punching up in Times young institutions list
Australia has 14 universities in the Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 List (under 50 years old), released last week, being beaten only by the UK, which has 20. Macquarie University and the University of Wollongong were ranked equal 33rd ...
More »Scientists recognised in citation awards
Twelve Australian researchers and seven organisations were recognised at the prestigious Thomson Reuters Australia Citation and Innovation Awards in Canberra. Australia was ranked among the top 20 nations (17th ) in all fields for the influence of its scientific papers ...
More »Uni honours Gusmao for nation building
Charles Darwin University has presented East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao with an honorary doctorate for nation building, in recognition of the role he played in his nation’s fight for independence. “Nation building is an enormous challenge in any set ...
More »New ARC head likes the big challenges
When Professor Aidan Byrne was a small child he liked taking things apart, which is something small children tend to do. The difference with Byrne was, he knew how to put them back together again. “I think I picked ...
More »ANU council endorses music school cuts
The future of the Australian National University’s music school is now being decided, with submissions on plans to cut staff and restructure the degree program closing last Friday. The National Tertiary Education Union has expressed disappointment at the university council’s ...
More »Victorian TAFE workers protest cuts
TAFE staff across Victoria are staging a rolling series of protests against the Victorian government’s plan to slash nearly $300 million from public providers. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has called on Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu to reverse the ...
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