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The challenge is on to expand opportunity in a region whose global significance is already large and growing rapidly. By Sandra Harding September’s Future of Tropical Economies Conference was an officially aligned forerunner to the G20 meeting of finance ministers ...

Work conditions, visas and accommodation were hot topics at the recent CISA conference. Another Council of International Students Australia (CISA) annual conference has just concluded. More than 200 international students and industry stakeholders spent three days in Adelaide this July, ...

Australian National University’s Dr Elizabeth Beckmann has been awarded a fellowship in recognition of her work improving the quality of university teaching. The Australian National Teaching Fellowship is awarded by the Office for Learning and Teaching. As its recipient, Beckmann ...

Researchers need to explore all avenues for promoting their work.  The University of Newcastle’s deputy vice-chancellor research and innovation, Kevin Hall, speaks to Antonia Maiolo about the importance of developing a marketing strategy for your next research project. CR: Why is ...

By Jo Schneider (Shanahan) and Dianne van Eck. Universities worldwide are struggling to accomplish more with less, meet compliance requirements, streamline operations and provide stakeholders and students with better access to services and information. Implementing systems to push productivity and ...

The number of women in top jobs at higher education institutions has gone stagnant; the reasons why are in the culture. By Antonia Maiolo. Although Australia has gone to great efforts to close the gender equity gap across the workforce, ...

Universities today face a set of rapidly evolving challenges. Here’s how some experts on the sector want to address them. By Louis White. Research grants cut, Australian Government funding falling, up to two-thirds of students no longer attending lectures, rapidly ...

A new interactive online program to teach students the basics in consumer rights and responsibilities aims to meet a strong demand for such a course from business. By Antonia Maiolo. Australia’s competition watchdog has launched a MOOC-style course to help ...

The University of Wollongong has joined Australian massive open online course (MOOC) provider Open2Study, to deliver free online courses to the public. The first UOW MOOC which will run for four weeks aims to provide comprehensive research and science-based information ...

Policymakers need to consider how much value TAFEs add to industry. By Dr John Mitchell The director of a TAFE institute said to me recently that the problem with policymakers in Australia is that they focus solely on the cost ...