Abul Rizvi was the deputy secretary of the Department of Immigration, then the deputy secretary of the Department of Communication. He has a PhD in Immigration Policy from the University of Melbourne, and came to Australia as part of a ...
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The new First Assistant Ombudsman in the Office of the National Student Ombudsman, Sarah Bendall, has a plan to hold universities to account. Six days into this new role, she sat down with Martin Betts to outline the background to ...
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Food insecurity is not just a growing issue at a societal level, it's an urgent crisis for students at Australian universities. As the cost-of-living skyrockets, both domestic and international students are struggling to make ends meet. Food insecurity is defined ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Penn State chancellor Dan Greenstein – Episode 152
Pennsylvania State University chancellor emeritus Dan Greenstein joins Martin Betts to discuss his varied career and how it impacts his work today. The chancellor has held roles at the University of Oxford, the University of California, the Gates Foundation and ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Professor Genevieve Bell on AI – Episode 151
Professor Genevieve Bell is vice-chancellor and president of the Australian National University. In this episode, she reflects on her journey as a scientist, engineer and humanist in the United States and Australia. The professor shares lessons learned in Silicon Valley ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Barriers to students accessing ed-tech – Episode 149
Chief strategy officer of global digital content provider VitalSource Jared Pearlman joins Martin Betts on HEDx this week to discuss the need for HE to deliver affordable student experiences and business models for technology providers that make these experiences sustainable. ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Student empathy is critical for success – Episode 148
Founder and chief executive of degree management ed-tech Stellic Sabih Bin Wasi used his own student experience of interacting with university systems to improve the student experience. His platform, adopted by 70 universities, is designed to bring together academic planning, ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Time to partner with students and tech – Episode 147
The last episode from HEDx's Future Solutions conference features interim pro-vice-chancellor of teaching and learning at the University of Queensland Professor Kelly Mathews. She joins Martin Betts to discuss a survey of over 8000 university students about how they use ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How is AI impacting equity students? – Episode 146
Deputy vice-chancellors (academic) of the University of Queensland, Professor Kris Ryan, and La Trobe University, Professor Jessica Vanderlelie, join Martin Betts for a fireside chat on how artificial intelligence will especially impact equity cohorts. A panel discussion led by director ...
More »HEDx Podcast: What does an AI-first uni look like? – Episode 145
A deputy vice-chancellor (academic) panel at the 2024 Microsoft ANZ Higher Education Summit discussed the impact of AI on the future of education. Professor Jessica Vanderlelie from La Trobe University, Professor Allie Clemens from Monash University and Professor Rorden Wilkinson ...
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