Robust regulatory requirements are essential to research, particularly in the field of health and medicine. The approvals procedure acts as a check against misconduct and risk, minimising harm to the participants and organisations involved. Yet in Australia, many researchers believe ...
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No Ramsay Centre degree for UQ if Board of Studies has its way
University of Queensland academics have voted against the proposed curriculum for the Ramsay Centre’s revised Western civilisation degree. The move by UQ’s Board of Studies of Humanities and Social Scientists (HASS) at a meeting on Monday followed an earlier vote ...
More »Adapt and deliver: CQUni VC shares leadership philosophy, vision for the future
In February this year, Professor Nick Klomp was appointed vice-chancellor of CQUniversity. He has travelled north for the role, previously serving as the deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at the University of Canberra. He is also a former dean of the Faculty ...
More »United we stand: a framework for critically engaged universities
Universities at the beginning of the 21st century face an existential challenge. Do they fully embrace the competitive path spurred on by global rankings and driven by international student income? A path that shifts the costs and benefits of higher ...
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RUDD SLINGS TO SINGAPORE Professor Chris Rudd has gone west – from China to Singapore. The former provost of the University of Nottingham’s Ningbo campus in the coastal province of Zhejiang, near Shanghai, has made the island city-state his new ...
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SURGICAL MOVE FOR TECH WHIZZ Dr Gough Lui, from Western Sydney University’s MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development, has been appointed as the first biomedical engineer-in-residence at WSU's Clinical School at Liverpool Hospital. Lui will be involved in six ...
More »Path to success: technology the key to streamlining admin
In any organisation, whether large or small, making efficiencies to standard processes will have a direct benefit on productivity and free up staff time to focus on higher‑level activities. Universities and higher education facilities are no different, but they often ...
More »Ten inexpensive ways to vanquish cyber spies in higher education
Just a few short years ago, cyber attacks were a barely recognised threat. They felt intangible, unlikely, a concern for the future perpetrated by bored yet technically gifted teenagers. Fast-forward to today and cyber security is the most pressing IT ...
More »Employable graduates: two Australian unis again crack top 10 ranking
Graduates from the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne are among the most employable in the world. That’s according to the 2019 edition of the Graduate Employability Rankings, released by higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Ben Sowter, research director at ...
More »Why universities need to measure the stakeholder experience
Attracting students both domestically and internationally is essential to the ongoing success of Australian universities. However, competition is fierce, not just within Australia but from global and online providers alike. Consequently, universities are looking to leverage any competitive advantage they ...
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