With a presidential order reversing the ban on stem cell research already drafted, there are high expectations that the 44th President of the United States of America is going to give science and R&D a massive shot of adrenaline. Bloggers ...

Universities are making some inroads in reducing the costs of recruiting overseas students, but their success is being undermined by the escalating commissions charged by agents. Research by Alan Olsen, director of the Hong Kong-based consultancy SPRE Limited, reveals 24 ...

A few weeks ago John Dawkins, the John the Baptist of higher education, dusted off his speaking shoes for a rare public appearance. He chose the University of Canberra for a presentation about the good old days when he changed ...

What will the new Obama regime mean for universities? I think the answer lies in this slogan: “Rednecks for Obama. Even we’ve had enough.” The New York Times reported that this sign was seen emblazoned on a Confederate flag before ...

Australia is failing to make significant and sincere connections with higher education in Asia, says Peter Quiddington.   How can universities best serve the national interest? If you put aside the self-serving rhetoric of some university leaders, that it is ...

The velocity with which the government is heading toward a fully contestable market for VET is breathtaking. Yet Robin Ryan reveals historically there is no evidence to justify the direction.   The Rudd Government has been subject to considerable criticism ...

An OECD team that visited Australia earlier this year to benchmark Australian VET against international standards has reported – and is highly critical of many aspects of this country’s VET system. While the review team says “Australia has a very ...

Is there a future for the brilliant, solo, transformative - and mostly male - VET leader?   As the VET sector moves towards an uncertain future, there will be an increased need for effective leadership. But what will be the ...

Hormonal changes caused by menopause soften the biologically driven rivalry between women. A study published last week reveals that menopause alters the way women judge attractiveness in younger members of the same sex, resulting in a greater preference for feminine ...

Balram Halwai is the White Tiger: servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer. Born in a village in the dark heart of India, the son of a rickshaw puller, Halwai is taken out of school by his family and put to work in ...