July 5 2021 was the 117th birthday of the great scientist Ernst Mayr (5 July 1904 to 3 February 2005). Ernst Mayr can be described among others as an evolutionary biologist, taxonomist, ornithologist, science educator and historian, and a leading ...
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The outlook for international student recruitment for onshore delivery in 2021 is indeed looking bleak. The current expectation is for another tight trimester 3 (from September 2021) followed by an optimistic upturn in 2022. In an article including data from ...
More »Are Australian universities reaching a tipping point? Opinion
We all know things are tough Bushfires, floods, pandemic, aged care, wars and military tensions, racism and sexism all clamour for our attention, and 2020 saw plenty of this. These are naturally urgent matters that require attention and our governments ...
More »What does it take to change higher education culture for good? Opinion
Leading an Australian university just got even more difficult. Minister Alan Tudge clarified in his UA conference speech what many feared. There is no new public funding for the sector. He restated that research needs to shift from being valued because ...
More »Thoughts regarding moon formation, dinosaur extinction hypotheses, ‘string theory’ (quantum physics), multiverse (cosmology): opinion
Can the theory, postulate or supposition that the asteroid/comet/bolide collision be classified as a scientific hypothesis?
More »QS Rankings 2022: Steady as you go
The QS 2022 rankings, one of the ‘big three’ global university rankings along with Times Higher Education and Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), has just been released. 1300 Institutions have been ranked in QS, up from 1185 last year, ...
More »The brain, multimovement therapy, neuroscience, pedagogy and education: part 1
The findings of this research should be useful to consider by those affected by an acquired brain injury, including the person, their family, friends, and health practitioners. Plus, this brain-based neuroscience multimovement therapy study should also be useful for consideration ...
More »What kind of degree are you driving? Opinion
If your degree was a car, how far has it taken you along your life and career journey? How reliable has that car been in getting you to your next destination? And are you still driving the same make and ...
More »It’s time to rethink our approach to education – opinion
It's been a year since COVID forced many Australians to turn their kitchen tables in to their office. We now have a generation of employees who are no longer working from the office, but their homes or local cafes. Add to ...
More »The fourth industrial age is here for higher education to embrace – opinion
Like it or not, the world now finds itself amid the fourth industrial age. For higher education providers, as for all organisations, the choice is clear: embrace its potential or be assigned to the history books. The first industrial age ...
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