Diversity is an oft-used, and possibly overused, word in higher education – diversity of our students, diversity of our staff, diversity of our institutions and diversity of our missions – but what does a diverse system look like? Within a ...

This is a transcript of a speech delivered by professor Brian Schmidt, the Australian National University’s vice-chancellor, at the launch of the 2016 Crawford Australian Leadership Forum.  An innovative nation is one that readies itself for challenges not yet imagined. ...

Retaining and promoting women in STEM fields and academia requires sweeping reforms in structure and mindset – and that’s as it should be. Late last year, a car was sent to pick up one of our female professors to take ...

Closing the gap between men and women in the workplace requires sweeping cultural change. Real progress has been made towards gender equality over recent decades and these hard-won achievements are nothing to be disparaged. However, there remains much to be ...

Call it a budding innovation ecosystem, or an education turf war. Either way, universities have their sights set on Sydney’s west. But the vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University has argued the incoming education boom could be brought to a bumper-to-bumper ...

One of the most interesting cities in Australia is going through an educational and cultural revolution. The Gold Coast is known internationally for its fabulous beaches and waterways and iconic high-rise skyline abutting the ocean. More than 12 million people ...

Australian higher education perpetuates inequality, and ATAR should be scrapped and university places recapped to help fix the situation. That’s the argument University of Canberra vice-chancellor professor Stephen Parker made in remarks to the TJ Ryan Foundation this week. Parker’s comments came after a ...

It’s hard to predict just what’s next for the sector with so many shifting factors in play – but let’s try anyway. It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future, the Danish proverb runs. This is particularly true in ...

Getting enough students into STEM subjects to keep Australia competitive will require starting early and focusing on girls. Linda Kristjanson interviewed by Amie Larter With the federal government recently spruiking the need for higher numbers of STEM graduates in order ...

Go8 vice-chancellors have combined to call for fresh debate on research funding in universities. The leaders warn that without adequate federal investment, institutions have few options to make up the shortfall. Each university chief penned thoughts on the topic in the group’s ...