Catriona Jackson
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Policy & Reform
“It looks like they asked ChatGPT”: Advocates on UA Charter on sexual harm
Victim-survivor advocates have slammed the nation’s peak body representing Australian universities for failing to consult sexual violence experts on the…
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News
UA chief steps down
Universities Australia (UA) chief Catriona Jackson will step down from her position in December following a tumultuous year representing Australia’s…
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Funding
Independent peak body calls Labor’s 2022 election announcement ‘TAFE-centric’, not ‘student-centric’
The peak body for the independent tertiary education sector has voiced disappointment with Labor’s $1.2 million skills and higher education…
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International Education
UA chief explains why our international student market ‘still has a good story to tell’ – podcast
In a recent article published in The Conversation, Dr Peter Hurley from the Mitchell Institute argued that Australia’s international student…
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News
A ‘brutal reality’: Universities Australia reports over 17,000 job losses in 2020 with more to come
New figures released by Universities Australia show 17,300 jobs were lost in the university market in 2020 along with an…
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Industry & Research
Winners of Australian awards for university teaching announced
The 2019 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) were awarded during the Universities Australia 2020 Conference at the Canberra Convention…
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News
Universities support fire-ravaged communities
Universities are not only a place of learning, but they also play pivotal role in keeping towns and cities strong…
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News
Research and Development a ‘missed opportunity’ in MYEFO update
Universities Australia has warned that research and development at universities cannot be neglected as strong economic challenges caused by a…
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Funding
Grattan Report: post-secondary concerns for young men
The latest Grattan Institute report , 'Risks and rewards: when is vocational education a good alternative to higher education? found that…
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Funding
Productivity Commission questions demand-driven university model
The demand-driven university system is having mixed results on student performance and outcomes, a new Productivity Commission report has found.…
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