Working in and around Australian universities in 2020 is certainly different! And most of the commentators are speculating that 2021 will be even tougher. Or will they be times of opportunity? And how do we ensure we give equal attention ...
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Hundreds to oppose government’s planned uni reforms at national assembly today
Roughly 600 higher education staff are expected to meet online today to debate and vote on an assembly motion to oppose the government’s planned controversial reforms to higher education. The online group will also call for “national industrial action as part ...
More »Two faces: An inevitable future for Australia’s universities? Opinion
It happened again. On 31st July, the University of NSW tweeted an article which quoted Human Rights Watch's Australia director and adjunct law lecturer, Elaine Pearson, expressing her concerns over the erosion of human rights in Hong Kong. The tweet ...
More »Higher education staff debate reforms in unprotected industrial action
A group of higher education staff disappointed with proposed sector reforms will meet online on August 24 – the day federal parliament returns – in an act of unprotected industrial action. Called the National University Staff Assembly and organised by ...
More »Adelaide VC officially resigns
The University of Adelaide is on the hunt for a new vice-chancellor after Professor Peter Rathjen officially resigned from the position due to ill health, following a leave of absence. In one of her first duties as chancellor – after ...
More »Teaching online is leading online: some success strategies
With the COVID-19 crisis, universities across the world have turned to distance delivery. If you are an academic habituated with face-to-face delivery, this shift may have been a challenge. Teaching for student satisfaction and success in a distance learning environment ...
More »What classic Simpsons episodes reveal about the modern state of US politics
A UNSW academic with a penchant for 1990s episodes of The Simpsons has drawn some uncanny parallels between President Trump-era politics through three episodes of the cult comedy classic. Senior Lecturer in International Relations Dr William Clapton's observations are particularly timely, ...
More »Social media, fact-checking, and why ‘false equivalence’ drives Sacha Baron Cohen crazy
The recent discussion about the appropriateness or otherwise of putting fact check notices on social media posts has once again raised profoundly important questions which concern truth and free speech. This article re-ignites a more specific concern raised in November ...
More »If you are serious about making an impact with your research, check out the Pasteur’s Quadrant
The rigour vs relevance debate has raged in business schools since their inception. In the early days, most professors were retired or were very experienced executives whose role was to narrate war stories to students. Students found their education highly ...
More »It’s time climate change was written on death certificates: Podcast
CampusReview · It's time climate change was written on death certificates: Podcast According to ANU experts, deaths from climate change have been “substantially under reported” in Australia’s national health records, and it's high time it's listed as a reason for ...
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