Australia's vice-chancellors will be questioned about their pay packages, instances of wage underpayment, and the use of external consultants in a new parliamentary inquiry into the quality of university governance. Labor Senator Tony Sheldon on Thursday launched a parliamentary inquiry ...
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The University of Wollongong (UOW) has confirmed 91.6 full-time equivalent positions will be cut in a financial restructure, after revealing it offered redundancies to 137 staff in November 2024. The predominantly regional university last year outlined a plan to dissolve ...
More »Here’s where AI, VR and AR are boosting learning in higher ed
Australian universities and TAFEs are embracing and combining emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). These innovations are reshaping the further and higher education sectors, offering more engaging, accessible, data-based learning experiences for students, ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Professor Genevieve Bell on AI – Episode 151
Professor Genevieve Bell is vice-chancellor and president of the Australian National University. In this episode, she reflects on her journey as a scientist, engineer and humanist in the United States and Australia. The professor shares lessons learned in Silicon Valley ...
More »Monash underpays $7.6m as ‘expert council’ on uni governance members announced
The members who will sit on the council overseeing university governance and advising government on "universities being good employers" have been announced. The panel details were released after the first underpayment scandal of the year came from Monash University, which ...
More »Ministerial Direction 111: What you need to know
Ministerial Direction 111 (MD111) is the new way of processing international student visa applications and has replaced Ministerial Direction 107. It came into effect on December 19, 2024. MD111 comes after the Labor government last year failed to get up ...
More »Melbourne uni owes staff $72m in unpaid wages, UniSQ confirms 150 staff laid off
The University of Melbourne will fork out a total of $72m to cover the underpayments of 25,000 staff, after investigations into wage theft claims found the institution had failed to properly pay employees over a 10-year period. The state’s leading tertiary institution’s remediation program has identified ...
More »New University of Wollongong vice-chancellor announced
Professor Max Lu will move to Australia to be the University of Wollongong's (UOW) sixth vice-chancellor in May next year. The chemical engineer and advanced materials scientist is currently vice-chancellor of the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, and ...
More »Uni equity scholarship applications up 35%
The admissions centre that handles university applications in NSW and the ACT has said students applying for equity scholarships has surged more than 35 per cent this year. The University Admissions Centre (UAC) has received over 4,500 scholarship applications so ...
More »National Student Ombudsman legislation passed, leader announced
A highly experienced lawyer has been appointed to lead the anticipated university watchdog and complaints function, after the legislation passed in the last sitting week of parliament. The Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024 passed in late November and ...
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