Leading climate scientist Dr Mark Howden has been appointed interim director of Australian National University’s Climate Change Institute. Howden is now the chief scientist at the CSIRO’s Agriculture Flagship. He is considered a global expert on the impact of climate ...

The former executive dean of health sciences at the University of Adelaide, professor Justin Beilby, is the new vice-chancellor at Torrens University Australia. Beilby, who is also a practising GP, took over from inaugural vice-chancellor professor Fred McDougall in January. Torrens ...

In an extended interview, education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke to Elaine Shuck, Director for Education at Polycom about how the virtual classroom will be used as a key tool for learning in the education space. Shuck, an expert in the ...

Prospective students can now check out how gay-friendly a university is with the launch of the first ever Australian LGBTI University Guide. Produced by the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) and the Star Observer, the guide rates universities ...

The Melbourne School of Design building – the newest structure at the University of Melbourne – has opened its doors to its first cohort of students. The site, which houses the faculty of architecture, building and planning, has been described ...

Central Queensland University’s new $15m campus located in the heart of Cairns is expected to be completed by second term, vice-chancellor Scott Bowman said. Bowman said the multimillion-dollar campus will attract thousands of domestic and international students, create over 50 jobs ...

US desalination expert professor Wendell Ela has been announced as Murdoch University’s new professor of desalination and water treatment. Ela, who is presently professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of Arizona, will take up the post at ...

Vice-dean of medical sciences at Oxford University professor Rodney Phillips is set to return to his native Australia to join the University of NSW as its new dean of medicine, replacing the outgoing professor Peter Smith. Phillips, who left Australia ...

Australian Research Council executive director for humanities and creative arts professor Denise Meredyth will join the University of South Australia in 2015 as pro vice chancellor for education, arts and social sciences. In a statement, UniSA vice-chancellor professor David Lloyd ...

Swinburne University of Technology alumnus and financial services industry figure Graham Goldsmith has been formally installed as the university’s new chancellor. Goldsmith said that as chancellor he hoped “to make at least a modest contribution to this university and to ...