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Australian universities are looking for ways to teach sustainability across the curriculum. By Louis White An understanding of the importance of sustainability is gathering momentum within the higher education sector in Australia, as universities around the country are seeking ways ...

Projects face greater scrutiny all around as competition for dollars increases. By Louis White The much publicised drama over Queensland University of Technology scientists who received more than $1 million to produce a now-discredited research paper is one of 52 ...

Professor Sarah Derrington has taken the position of dean of Law at the University of Queensland. Derrington said she would seek to consolidate the law school's position among the best law schools in the Asia-Pacific region by emphasising on industry-focused ...

In a tough economic climate, the market worth of a humanities education can be undervalued, but experts argue that an arts education is invaluable and relevant to contemporary society. By Antonia Maiolo Despite weaker job prospects for humanities graduates, thousands ...

Three pivotal clinical leadership roles will lead clinical education, research and academic activities at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Queensland. Professor Gerald Holtmann began as associate dean (clinical) in March. He will oversee multidisciplinary clinical engagement ...

Leading researchers need to become research leaders, writes Mark Douglas Changes to the assessment of research are having profound effects on the demands of research leadership. The shift in emphasis from the quantity of publications to the quality of publications ...

Universities are billion-dollar enterprises today, so the leaders need training in financial practice or an understanding of it. Phil Dolan may just be the role model for the academic of the future. The professor, who is dean of the University ...

The Crown Prince of Belgium recently witnessed the signing of the University of Melbourne's first university-wide agreement with a Belgian university. In Melbourne for the Belgian government's trade delegation to Australia, Prince Philippe, oversaw the signing of a bilateral agreement ...

International structural engineering expert Professor Frieder Seible has been appointed as dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University. Seible makes the move to Monash from the University of California. “Professor Seible brings to Monash an impressive record of ...

An agreement forged between the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business and Economics (MBE) and Melbourne Business School (MBS) will strengthen the city’s potential of being a world-class hub in business and economics, said the university vice-chancellor Professor Glyn Davis. ...