Universities must bring management systems into the current century to achieve future growth and long-term success, one of Australia’s most prominent vice-chancellors has said. Speaking at the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit at the University of Melbourne this week, the ...
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First, research sector, admit the problem
Australia must acknowledge it has failed to properly build collaborative partnerships between industry and researchers in order to achieve the kinds of links needed to benefit society, a leading figure has said. Addressing delegates at the Times Higher Education World ...
More »Research isn’t all about quick profits: ARC fellow
Funding stability and a long-term outlook are key to ensuring a bright research future for Australia, a senior researcher told a conference yesterday. Speaking at the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit in Melbourne, Australian Research Council Future Fellow and University of ...
More »Cannabis sends degree chances up in smoke: research
New research from the University of New South Wales has found that teenagers who smoke cannabis at least once a week are less likely to finish school, enrol in university or get a degree. The study focused on 3600 young people ...
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Go8 denies research proposal would be cash grab
The Go8 has lashed back against accusations that its research funding proposal is unfair and self-centred. The group of large Australian universities is urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to fix the country's research system by limiting which projects gain access to taxpayer funds ...
More »Shark culling out of touch with public sentiment: research
More than 80 per cent of residents in the Ballina region oppose lethal responses to shark bites, a new University of Sydney study has shown. Researchers conducted a representative study of 500 residents in the Ballina state electorate, which includes Lennox ...
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Julian Burnside to deliver lecture about good government
An esteemed human rights barrister will tonight deliver the University of Melbourne school of government’s 2015 Hamer Oration. Under the theme of What sort of country are we, Julian Burnside QC will critically examine Australia’s attitude towards human rights and ...
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