One of the universal virtues that many higher educators share is its ability to transform lives. This is evident particularly for those who are the first in their family to attend university. Global university participation rates have grown from under ...

Western Sydney University (WSU) provost and senior deputy vice-chancellor Clare Pollock outlines how that university, at the centre of Australia's growth, is pursuing a mission based on local partnerships. Ms Pollock's story and the WSU story are at the heart ...

The Australian Universities Accord process gained widespread engagement and attention from higher education providers, leaders and interest groups across the system. As a means of developing an Accord across the sector’s providers with the government, it has been a big ...