With policy, purpose and program in place, organisational leaders and trainers may believe they have mastered their workplace training implementation. However, there is one final step in the training lifecycle to ensure employee development keeps pace with business needs. In ...
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‘Suck it up’: Deans sound off on rumours, gossip and other forms of incivility in university faculties
Incivility is "almost a standard component” of the dean’s role in universities – and the issue is getting worse. That was one of the key findings to come from interviews with 20 faculty deans across eight universities. The study, by La ...
More »Universities Australia chair to highlight how university experts have ‘inoculated’ the public during the pandemic
Universities Australia (UA) chair Professor Deborah Terry will address the National Press Club today to highlight the importance of university experts delivering evidence-based, trusted advice to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. An analysis, commissioned by UA and conducted by ...
More »‘Reimagine, renew and reset’: moving on from 2020 in higher education
It goes without saying that the disruptions to education in 2020 were profound and challenging on a number of levels. For the first time in their lives, many parents in affected jurisdictions had to monitor their children’s learning at home, ...
More »Sharpening works, to a point: Opinion
Thank goodness that it’s nearly all over. I don’t think 2020 is going to be remembered as one of anyone’s favourite years, is it? It started OK, with some sense of optimism, despite the aftermath of last summer’s bushfires. But ...
More »How top unis’ sustainability course output stacks up against competitors
The world’s top 10 universities offer fewer than average sustainability courses when measured against a pool of global institutions. That’s according to sustainable energy organisation EIT InnoEnergy, which looked at the standalone sustainable educational output of 27 institutions across Europe, ...
More »Monash set to become first overseas university to crack Indonesian market after 60 years of partnerships
Next year Monash University aims to become the first overseas university to break into the Indonesian market, with a new campus delivering both postgraduate and doctoral qualifications. The campus will help to foster more collaboration between Australia and its close ...
More »Award-winning Aboriginal writer ‘zooms’ into Notre Dame to give writing students some sage advice
University of Notre Dame writing and literature students were treated to a virtual visit recently by one of Australia’s most beloved Aboriginal authors, Dr Anita Heiss from the University of Queensland. Heiss, a Wiradjuri woman (Central New South Wales), joined ...
More »Professor banned from China, says it sends a ‘chilling message’ to scholars
One of the two Australian scholars banned from entering China said the move sends a “chilling message” to western society. Professor Clive Hamilton, a professor of public ethics at Charles Sturt University, and Alex Joske from Australian Strategic Policy Institute, both ...
More »Twelve Aussie unis in THE top 200
Twelve Australian universities have ranked in the top 200 on a 2021 ladder – more than any other year. Times Higher Education (THE) today announced the results of its World University Rankings 2021. Of the Australian universities to rank in ...
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