Geoffrey Miller is worried about academic freedoms. As a self-identified “aspie” and “nerd”, Miller has already laid out the case for us to consider the effect free speech policies can have on those academics and students who are ‘neurodivergent’ or ...

Overlooking a stitched plaid couch designed for two, a damaged clock ticks anxiously. On the small couch, an old laptop rests, illuminating the neglected appliance. Yet, even a broken clock is right twice a day, and here the clock is ...

‘Just do it’ has been a mantra for entrepreneurs for decades. However, the question remains as to whether or not it is possible to teach and learn entrepreneurship. If yes, then what is the best way to teach it? Does a ...

According to the OECD, approximately five million young people are currently studying outside of their home country. By 2025 this figure is set to rise to seven million. Each of these students has particular motivations for venturing abroad. Many are ...

Universities are increasingly investing in their campuses to attract foreign dollars. For as long as they have been in existence, universities have been in competition with one another for the best students and faculty. The earliest universities in the Middle ...

The change in the relationship between universities and students has been revolutionary – but its benefits are many. I was honoured to be asked to speak recently at the Universities Australia annual conference about a topic that sits at the ...

The higher education sector is experiencing major disruption, and it isn’t limited to technology. Professionals working in tertiary education management are now facing multiple challenges, from evolving learning styles to funding pressures, creating a need for continued professional development. Universities ...

How are we preparing graduates for these times and the next? How are we preparing our polity, our economy, our society for these times and the next? Some time ago now, in a discussion about why China is investing heavily in ...

What does the future hold for our universities? Inside the academy, plenty of experts – from Glyn Davis at the University of Melbourne to economist Ken Rogoff of Harvard – are speculating eloquently about imminent threats to the ‘standard model’. ...

There have been more than 100 reviews of teacher education in Australia since the 1970s.1 Reforming teaching and teacher education appears to have been seen as a ‘policy problem’ by successive Australian governments for a long time. The Commonwealth government’s ...