Labor leader Anthony Albanese has overhauled his frontbench in a pre-election shake-up. Albanese said the reshuffle would best place Labor to win the next election, widely tipped to be held this year. “This is the strongest team to form an ...
More »Ranking names ANU Australia’s most ‘international’ university
Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Switzerland are home to some of the most international universities in the world. That’s according to the newest edition of a Times Higher Education ranking, based on data collected from its World University ...
More »Jacobs to step down as UNSW vice-chancellor
UNSW will be under new leadership in 2022, after its vice-chancellor announced he will step down from the role. After seven years at the helm, professor Ian Jacobs made the “difficult and emotional” decision to resign so he and partner ...
More »TEQSA Review: IHEA cites concerns about ‘narrow definition’ of scholarship
Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) has raised a number of concerns in its submission to the TEQSA Review – Making and Assessing Claims of Scholarship and Scholarly Activity (Oct 2020), including how narrowing definitions of scholarship will affect the diversity ...
More »Tipsy or tanked? Study shows it’s tough to tell
‘I’m fine.’ It’s the slurred catchcry of many a drunk person and new research has explored the tendency to underestimate levels of intoxication. Researchers interviewed 388 students outside three concerts at the University of Otago during Orientation Week festivities. They ...
More »Rise in babies born to couples who met online
Children born to parents who met online will be the majority within the next 18 years. With the future of dating shifting online, researchers are predicting a rapid rise in “ebabies” – infants born to parents who met via dating ...
More »Monash VC believes Australia Day is a ‘problem that needs to be addressed’, but not everyone agrees
It’s a date that has become so contested in Australia that every year the number of opinion columns, protests and social media quarrels devoted to the issue continue to proliferate exponentially. January 26. Depending on one’s background and ideological stance, ...
More »HEDx podcast: regional university relevance in 2021: Time for a sea/tree change? – Episode 15
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - Regional University Relevance in 2021: Time for a Sea/Tree Change? - Episode 15 In their latest podcast the HEDx team talk with Professor Duncan Bentley after his first 90 days as vice chancellor at Federation University in regional ...
More »Why some VET teachers need to receive vaccination priority: opinion
Aged care, disability and foundation skills Australian vocational education and training (VET) teachers need to receive priority status as Australia commences its vaccination roll-out next month. The success of our national economic recovery through skills and training may depend on it. The Australian Government ...
More »ANU vice-chancellor tells world leaders pandemic offers chance to ‘reshape world’
Professor Brian Schmidt from ANU has told a summit of world leaders the COVID-19 pandemic offers a “once-in-a-generation” chance to reset industry and the economy as we face an even bigger fight – climate change. The ANU VC and president ...
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