Rightly ambitious ideals such as student mobility are being hindered by the new world of uncertainty, say Christina Slade. The annual meeting of an EU-funded project I lead through the University of Utrecht was held there last week. The study ...

South African unis both racist and sexist Racism and sexism remain widespread at South African universities. This is the key finding of a report commissioned by the South African government in the wake of an international uproar over a racist ...

A new book looks at leadership for the time, writes Jacqui Elson Green. Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education, a new text that takes up the “wickedly challenging” world of the academic leader, delivers a comprehensive argument for change along with ...

Women plagued by fat days More than 90 per cent of Australian women who responded to an online questionnaire say they have regular “fat days”, and most say they are miserable about their bodies. According to the survey, conducted by ...

Bookshelfon't know where to turn for help. My Kid Is Back offers hope and encouragement for parents in fighting this eating disorder. Based on the Maudsley approach, a successful family-based treatment, this book gives parents techniques for taking charge of ...

Sydney looks set to become the first Australian university so far to strike a new long-term enterprise agreement, after it agreed in principle to a three-year deal including pay rises of at least 5 per cent a year for all ...

Earn or learn was the message from the Rudd government to young Australians last week. And TAFE colleges across the country should be gearing up for a wave of new students – around 58,000 – who will be taking up ...

In a graphic endorsement of cooperative federalism, Australian governments last week agreed to support national regulation of the VET sector – less than two months after education minister Julia Gillard announced the government’s “aspiration” to move to a national system. ...