Universities Australia chair and vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University Barney Glover spoke in Canberra in early March on a range of issues affecting the higher education sector. Campus Review was there to capture his thoughts in this special Q&A. With uncapped fees ...
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UA touts campaign to end campus sex assault, harassment
A zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment on university campuses is the guiding principle behind the 'Respect. Now. Always.' campaign that is uniting higher education institutions across Australia. The details of this campaign were fleshed out in Canberra this week at ...
More »USYD readies fabulous jacaranda float for Mardi Gras
Glitz, glamour, glitter – three words that aren’t normally associated with universities. Except on Saturday, when the University of Sydney adds its colour to the rainbow parade of Sydney’s Mardi Gras. Getting the float up and running is a race against ...
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Inbound marketing’s potential impact
Education is big business. It’s Australia’s fourth-largest export earner and employs 8 per cent of the workforce. And the rise of the digital economy is pushing things along. Last year, Open Universities Australia recently celebrated 1 million enrolments, with 36 ...
More »#LetThemStay petition invokes cornerstone of ethics
Leading medical academics and community figures have invoked the ethical principles of health research to condemn asylum seeker treatment on Manus Island and Nauru, in an open letter to the prime minister. The World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki, a ...
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Having fun? Join the club! It’s Campus Review’s ode to O-Week
Except for a few outliers that have already fired up the sausage sizzles, universities around Australia are now celebrating O-Week. It's a time of tote bags bulging with free lollipops, branded legionnaires caps and prophylactics, newfound and quickly forgotten interest in spelunking, ...
More »Elite unis hard to reach for good students lacking money, study finds
International research supports a warning from the outgoing University of Canberra vice-chancellor that Australia’s universities perpetuate inequality. Earlier in February, soon-to-retire professor Stephen Parker challenged the perceived purpose of higher education in remarks made to the TJ Ryan Foundation. In his ...
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