Management and Governance
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Industry & Research
Australia Institute criticises $390m travel, $410m consultant spending amid job cuts and deficits
Analysis from The Australia Institute said 10 universities together spent more than $390m on travel in 2023 and 27 institutions…
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Podcasts
HEDx Podcast: Melinda Cilento asks if unis are nimble enough – Episode 165
Melinda Cilento is the chief executive of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia and Skills and Workforce Ministerial Council…
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Workforce
Did union fights for better conditions unintentionally casualise the workforce?
A new research paper has investigated the factors that have "legitimised" the creation and acceptance of a casual academic workforce…
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On Campus
UniSQ to cut 259 jobs after all other Qld, WA universities post surpluses
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) will shed 259 jobs to plug a multi-million dollar budget hole despite all other…
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Policy & Reform
“I’m not sure it’s the Accord anymore”: Is our North Star already outdated?
Two prominent student-success-driven university leaders have urged immediate action to improve student success, warning against waiting for government green-lights like…
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Policy & Reform
How universities can use artificial intelligence to regain social license
Universities will need to prove to future students why university degrees are worth it in an artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge…
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On Campus
62% Jewish students, staff feel unsafe on campus: Survey
A survey of 550 university staff and students found six in 10 experienced antisemitic comments, and about the same felt…
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Top Stories
Professor Bell on ANU’s public perception
Australian National University's (ANU) vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has made a statement confirming she plans to stand by her university after…
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Top Stories
EXCLUSIVE: WSU vice-chancellor is back in the classroom this year
Western Sydney University (WSU) vice chancellor George Williams’s love for teaching didn't disappear when he became vice-chancellor of his university.…
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Industry & Research
Body cams, staff to carry ID, change of culture: TEQSA draft rules for protests, student complaints
Universities will be expected to publish de-identified complaints data publicly, make student complaints processes clearer, and analyse the data twice…
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Policy & Reform
TEQSA can’t fix wage underpayment, VC pay issues: Governance inquiry
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has told the Education and Employment Senate Committee that the sector regulator doesn't have…
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Policy & Reform
Four universities being investigated over protests: Governance inquiry
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA) revealed four universities are being investigated for their handling of protests and…
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On Campus
Campus encampments and protests are a sign of failed university governance: A Canadian perspective
Last year, there were multiple protest encampments and other actions by groups of students on Canadian university campuses regarding the…
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Policy & Reform
TEQSA to ask parliament for more power over universities
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA) will on Wednesday tell the Education and Employment Legislation Committee it needs…
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Funding
EXCLUSIVE: Ombudsman on what universities can do better now to support students
The National Student Ombudsman (NSO) First Assistant Ombudsman Sarah Bendall has revealed details of the 220-or-so student complaints she has…
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Policy & Reform
New TEQSA commissioners announced
The two new leaders of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) were announced on Tuesday. Professor Krause. Picture:…
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