They say that time flies when you are having fun. It is difficult to judge whether that is the case for our government or university leaders right now. When a new Albanese government was returned in May, we entered winter ...

Professor Renee Leon reflects on her first year as vice chancellor at Charles Sturt University by contrasting leadership practices and culture between universities and the public service.  She talks about how what she has learnt from the public service can be ...

Tried to hire a tradie lately? Or book a GP appointment? Or get an Uber at peak hour? Spare a thought for regional communities. While our capital cities struggle through the worst skills shortage in recent memory, regional Australia is ...

Wayne Gretzky, the famous Canadian ice hockey player, is quoted as saying that he “skates to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been”. He argues his success against competitors was down to that. Is competition ...

The year 2022 is the centenary of the publication of the novel Ulysses by author James Joyce. This writer has not read Joyce’s very long novel depicting the events concerning the main protagonist Leopold Bloom in a single day (June ...

Given the pandemic circumstances there has been a shift, by many providers within the higher education sector, to online (virtual) graduation ceremonies. There is no doubting the importance of a graduation to a student who has worked hard, invested heavily, ...

Data breaches can happen to any organisation of any size or industry. But, academic institutions have been a primary target for cybercriminals and malicious actors as seen most recently in the Deakin University breach. Of course, the primary goal for ...

The landmark ruling Roe v Wade 410 US 113 (1973), which in essence protects the right of pregnant women to abortion in the first trimester of the pregnancy, was overruled by at least five right-wing, political and activist judges of ...

The Honorary Fellowship Award handed down by Australia's largest nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing, went to Professor Patricia M. Davidson this year, recognising her distinguished career as a nurse, researcher and educator.  Having co-authored over 500 journal articles ...

The phenomenal growth and success story of Arizona State University, as a journey from a teachers’ college to a world-class major research university to a global online innovator, has been bolstered by bold, determined, long-term, strategic ventures undertaken through partnerships.  ...