Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University, Professor John Dewar AO, has announced plans to step down at the end of the year. Professor Dewar said after 11 years leading the university he's proud of what he has achieved. "When I came ...

Ministerial powers to block Australian Research Council grants will be scrutinised by the federal government as part of Labor's efforts to "reset" relations with universities. Jason Clare announced an independent review into ARC governance during his first address as education ...

Building expert heads to Harvard The University of Melbourne’s Philip Goad has been chosen as the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard for the 2019–2020 academic year. The visiting professorship was established at Harvard in ...

“TechnologyOne SaaS has allowed us to be more innovative, so we can remain competitive”: Stuart Hildyard, Chief Technology Officer, La Trobe University  La Trobe University Chief Technology Officer Stuart Hildyard has had a long, illustrious career in student and software ...

Esteemed doctor and academic John Dwyer has been tapped to head the proposed Murray Darling Medical School, but not everyone’s pleased about it. The idea for the school, a collaboration between Charles Sturt and La Trobe universities, has been percolating for ...

Jennifer Peasley is La Trobe University’s new librarian. Currently deputy librarian at Macquarie University, her impressive achievements there include the delivery of a new state-of-the-art library building using automated storage and retrieval systems, as well as the development of the ...

La Trobe has also announced Natalie MacDonald will be taking up the role of vice-president (administration) at the university. MacDonald is currently director-general of the Queensland government’s Department of Housing and Public Works – a service provider to all other ...

Roff kicks off new role Former Wallabies winger Joe Roff has begun his new role as chief executive of the University of Canberra Union (UCU). The position was created as a result of UCU’s new strategic plan and direction to ...

La Trobe University emeritus professor of archaeology Jim Allen has joined an elite group of Australian scholars elected foreign associates of the US National Academy of Sciences. Allen, a specialist in the archaeology of the South Pacific, was foundation professor ...