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 »‘You can’t learn to care for Australia’s herds of cattle from a desk’: Murdoch VC slams Budget cuts
Murdoch University vice-chancellor, Eeva Leinonen, believes higher education funding cuts included in the Federal Budget have the potential to be very challenging for universities and students. Leinonen is particularly concerned about the impact of funding on her university's core fields ...
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 »Exploring motivations behind Federal Budgets and how they are changing the political landscape
In light of Campus Review's prodigious coverage of the 2017 Federal Budget, we thought it best to find out what role this document plays in the broader realm of Australian politics, and how this has changed over time. Dr Stewart ...
More »Disappointed at more funding cuts but happy for HEPPP to be legislated: James Cook Uni VC
Shortly after treasurer Scott Morrison delivered the 2017 Federal Budget, Campus Review interviewed James Cook University vice-chancellor professor Sandra Harding via email to receive her thoughts. CR: How do you think the changes to funding for higher education will impact ...
More »USC VC laments Budget’s efficiency dividend, pleased with loan for new Moreton Bay campus
Professor Greg Hill is the vice-chancellor of the University of the Sunshine Coast. USC has experienced some pain and some gain from the 2017 Federal Budget. Like other VCs, Hill lamented another cut to funding, known in the Federal Government's ...
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