Unlike other higher education divisions, the VET sector has largely embraced the 2017 Budget, which endows the sector with $1.56 billion worth of funds. Most of this money will be used to create 300,000 new apprenticeships in high-demand fields like ...
More »Scrutiny is okay but cuts are going too far: University of Canberra VC
University of Canberra vice-chancellor professor Deep Saini has just lived through his first Federal Budget as the VC of an Australian uni. He spoke with Campus Review about the good and bad from the Budget and offered some unfiltered thoughts ...
More »‘Young, dynamic and fragile’: why the 2017 Budget concerns Charles Darwin Uni VC Simon Maddocks
The above audio file is a conversation between Charles Darwin University vice-chancellor professor Simon Maddocks and Campus Review news editor Patrick Avenell. Maddocks and Avenell interface specifically on the 2017 Federal Budget's impact on the university sector and CDU, and ...
More »Poo Tube creator gets science communication gong
Honey and poo are an unlikely combination, but it was these substances, together with her communication skills, that won Dr Nural Cokcetin best young Australian science communicator. Cokcetin, a microbiologist and honey expert, clinched first prize at the national round ...
More »Disappointed by cuts but high quality education will endure: Newcastle Uni VC
Campus Review spoke with University of Newcastle vice-chancellor professor Caroline McMillen to find out her thoughts on the 2017 Federal Budget. You can either listen to the interview in full (below) or read a lightly edited transcript of her juiciest cuts ...
More »University of Adelaide gets greener, but not green enough, some say
The University of Adelaide has taken a step towards a cooler planet with the unveiling of its Campus Sustainability Plan. The $14.4 million plan is in line with South Australia’s desire for zero carbon emissions by 2050. Most of these ...
More »Monash VC deplores funding cuts and calls for university sector to reverse image problem
Professor Margaret Gardner is the vice-chancellor of Monash University. In an interview the morning after the 2017 Federal Budget, she spoke passionately and powerfully with Campus Review about the real-world deleterious impact funding cuts to universities will have across the ...
More »Gay panic defence no excuse for murder: SA report
In 2003, Tasmania became the first state in Australia to repeal the use of "gay panic" as a provocation defence; and in March 2017, Queensland became the latest state to revoke its use. This leaves South Australia at odds with ...
More »IRU says demand-driven uni system working
On the fifth anniversary of the demand-driven university quota system, introduced by Julia Gillard’s Labor government, there are mixed feelings about its efficacy. On the one hand, Conor King, executive director of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU), claims it’s a ...
More »University reforms: what they mean for you
The Higher Education Reform Package report, released on 1 May 2017 by education minister Simon Birmingham, has already generated a lot of heated commentary from both sides of the debate. With the Coalition's previous higher education reforms – spearheaded by then ...
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