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The University of Western Australia has elevated one of its senior executives to vice-chancellor. Professor Dawn Freshwater, who was acting vice-chancellor after professor Paul Johnson announced his departure from the role, has been selected as his permanent replacement. UWA chancellor Dr ...

A leading private higher education provider has opened a new campus in the heart of Melbourne. The Australian School of Management’s new Flinders Street location will offer students a range of bachelor degrees, associate degrees and diplomas in business and ...

January is a quiet and relaxing time for students transitioning from the hectic nerves of high schools' final days to the exciting dawn of a new academic experience at university. As each sunny day passes, however, anxious anticipation starts taking ...

With 'essay mills' now well established in higher education, it seems some firms are now stumbling into the public relations and journalism arena. A "content writer and blogger" approached Campus Review recently with an article he had prepared – unsolicited – ...

Senior university figures, along with federal education minister Simon Birmingham have been gathering in Melbourne this week to discuss how philanthropy can be increased and utilised as a financing option by higher education providers. As it stands, the Commonwealth – ...

This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Jon Newton is a Melbourne pastor and an academic at Harvest Bible College, a preparatory school for ...

Listing countries that rank higher than Australia on the Global Innovation Index – it’s a favourite of those pushing the innovation bandwagon. On this list, Australia is placed 19, though there is constant political rhetoric stating that it could, and ...

The innovation debate has been hijacked by the tech start-up space, the federal assistant minister for industry, innovation and science told a conference. Speaking at the University of New South Wales’s Innovation Summit, Craig Laundy said discourse on how to ...

With the release of the final recommendations of the Higher Education Standards Panel, federal education minister Simon Birmingham has announced that the government will soon respond to the suggestions, while flagging other policy changes in the works. In its report, ...

"I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it." This is a quote often attributed to Voltaire. Freedom of speech has a fundamental role in a democratic society. But what are ...