The University of New England has appointed deputy vice-chancellor professor Annabelle Duncan interim vice-chancellor. Duncan will fill the role until the appointment of the university’s next vice-chancellor, expected later this year after an international search. The outgoing vice-chancellor, professor Jim ...

Charles Darwin University has welcomed the new head of business, professor Arthur “Art” Shulman, who will work to maximise the opportunities available to the new dual sector business school as it transitions to the Waterfront precinct in Darwin. In his ...

Professor Selma Alliex, a long-serving dean of the school of nursing and midwifery at the University of Notre Dame Australia, is now vice-chancellor and head of the university’s Fremantle campus. Alliex was previously the nursing adviser for professional standards at ...

The University of Sydney has appointed professor Michael Reid to chart the way forward to world pre-eminence in health and medical research. Reid will chair a steering committee charged with advancing the way the university’s health and medical research enterprise ...

Advisory board official’s comments about capital raising get people talking across the sector. By Dallas Bastian. The chairman of the federal government’s Education Investment Fund Advisory Board, Philip Clark, divided the tertiary sector recently with his comments about freeing up ...

Universities are finding that incorporating sustainability into their campus design provides benefits in many areas. By Dallas Bastian. Universities are focusing on green construction and design to attract students, cut costs and improve their reputations. Joe Agius, director of Cox ...

Dr Kishnani – The National University of Singapore’s program director for the school of design and environment – speaks with Louis White about the economics of sustainability, and ‘green’ as a brand and Australia’s role in its future.  Australian universities, and ...

Researchers have cut through the perceptions and ranked the most overrated and underrated degrees for career readiness in Australia. By Dallas Bastian. Researchers have compiled a list of the most overrated and underrated degrees in Australian universities. The rankings, put ...

Managing director of Mushroom Music Publishing, Ian James, one of Australia’s most well respected music industry identities, will take up a new role as adjunct professor in Victoria University’s college of business. Dean of the college of business, professor Colin ...

Professor Kevin Hall is set to take up the position of deputy vice-chancellor research and innovation at the University of Newcastle. Hall is an accomplished researcher in the field of civil engineering. He has had a distinguished academic career holding ...