It was something of a bittersweet moment when Professor Tracey Bretag from The University of South Australia (UniSA) was posthumously given the career achievement award in the Australian Teaching University Awards for 2021. Bretag, who died in October last year ...
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Bystander effect could help explain why a dead body was ignored for days
A psychology theory known as the “bystander effect” might explain how an elderly man slumped dead in his car outside a busy Perth supermarket went unnoticed for four days. The man’s body was found in a four-wheel drive outside Herdsman ...
More »Time for a wholesale change of strategy: Have we been here before? opinion
How will university strategy be impacted by the pandemic? And what are the most important long-term drivers of change ahead? Local business links or global digital disruption? These are two of the biggest questions facing our sector as the cycle ...
More »Experts call for second investigation into the source of COVID-19
International virus experts are demanding another investigation into the source of COVID-19, amid concerns China had too much control over the last. In an open letter, academics from across the globe, including the Australian National University, called for an “unrestricted international forensic ...
More »One-fifth of the world’s best universities are now led by women
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, new analysis shows female vice-chancellors lead 20 per cent – or one-fifth – of the world’s top universities for the first time. The analysis, conducted by Times Higher Education (THE) and drawing on data ...
More »Assessing gender inequity in academia for International Women’s Day: opinion
Our recent critical review noted that gender inequity in academia exists across all traditional academic benchmarks, including grants and funding, publishing and citations, service, opportunities to attend professional development and conferences, and leadership opportunities. And, gender discrepancies result in a ...
More »A few ladders, a few snakes for Australia in QS subject ranking
Australia has the third-largest share of top university departments in the world and is home to just under a tenth (8 per cent) of all programs ranked by QS. But the group warned that the nation's performance is declining in ...
More »On ‘comparative coups’: opinion
The 1 February 2021 military takeover in Myanmar (Burma) stated as a ‘declaration of emergency’ is being described as ‘a major cabinet reshuffle’ by the Chinese government official media. That ‘major government reshuffle’ has generated a lot of articles. This article will ...
More »Strictly Speaking | Anthropause
It’s hard to imagine that Covid-19 has had any benefits, but one that is sometimes suggested is the potential healing effect on the natural world of human withdrawal from it. Scientists have given a name to this pandemic-induced slowing of ...
More »New research reveals Aussie suburbs with the shortest life expectancy
Life expectancy in Australia has reached record highs, but where you live has a huge influence on your longevity. Research by the Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) at Torrens University flagged the suburbs and towns with the highest life ...
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