policy & reform
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Opinion
Is it time to reassess the importance of the ATAR?
Is it time to reassess how the ATAR is used in tertiary education? The current policy climate in teacher education…
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News
Uni attrition rate stats provoke HESPy reaction
It’s spotlight time for the lengthily-named higher education regulators and advisors, TESQA (Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency) and HESP…
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Events
Student fee changes up for debate
They were a suitably contrarian trio. Professor Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Sophie Johnston, president of the…
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Events
Blended learning is like a green smoothie
University of Western Australia's pro vice-chancellor (education innovation), professor Gilly Salmon, included a very modern analogy in her EduTECH presentation. “You know…
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Analysis
What keeps university leaders up at night?
I’m not at all confident that the university or anything like its current form will be here for even 20…
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News
Academics collectively outraged by Trump’s climate apathy
The Australian university community has coalesced to tongue-lash United States President Donald Trump, following his announcement that the US will…
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News
UTS goes logo-loco
UTS wanted its look to match its "authentic, creative, energetic, open and entrepreneurial" lean. The result? A new, unboxed logo:…
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Funding
Government’s science roadmap ‘needs fuel’: Universities Australia
The Australian Animal Health Laboratory, which hosts research into exotic livestock diseases, is just one facility flagged for upgrade under…
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News
Unis to publish true ATAR cut-offs
Forcing universities to publish the true ATAR cut-offs for their courses and creating a MySchool-style website allowing students to compare…
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Funding
Funding distortions flagged for fixing by incoming Go8 chair
The incoming chair of Group of Eight has indicated he would like to see the funding distortions affecting disciplines like…
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Commentary
Opinion: when it comes to fixing VET, let’s give industry a chance
As the dust settles on the government’s proposed changes to VET-FEE HELP, we should be reminded of the need for…
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News
Expert says VCs shouldn’t have to think like CEOs
What keeps vice-chancellors awake at night? If Dr Julie Rowlands, a Deakin University expert on higher-education governance and author of…
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Funding
Loan fee preferable to freezing uni funding: Norton
Introducing a 15 per cent fee for HELP loans is preferable to the federal government choosing to cripple the demand-driven…
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Commentary
Change and adaptation required to retain Australia’s worthy apprentice system
Australia’s training system has a long and proud tradition but it will need to adapt to rapid changes to provide…
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Industry & Research
A closer look at 3 foreign recipes for innovation
Listing countries that rank higher than Australia on the Global Innovation Index – it’s a favourite of those pushing the…
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Commentary
Opinion: Unis are doling out degrees but not access to good jobs
While our universities speak of liberalism and the spirit of enquiry, they are using the uncapped, demand-driven enrolment system to…
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News
Jacobs says Trump, Brexit accelerates unis’ shift to Asia
Donald Trump’s election to the White House and the UK’s Brexit from the European Union has accelerated Australia’s pivot to…
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News
Innovation talk ‘hijacked’ by tech start-ups: minister
The innovation debate has been hijacked by the tech start-up space, the federal assistant minister for industry, innovation and science…
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News
Shorten urges Turnbull to ‘fix’ VET student loans
Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten has written to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, urging him to personally intervene and fix supposed…
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Funding
‘Splendour’ of chancellors bemoan bureaucracy, warn of more disruption
Deciding on a collective noun for a group of chancellors was one of the pressing issues discussed at the recent…
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News
Dawkins calls for bipartisanship in higher-education policy
A former politician hailed as a father of Australia’s current tertiary-education system has called on the federal government and the opposition to…
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News
Labor promises more money for unis, better co-operation
Federal Labor has vowed to pump billions of dollars into universities, and would work to ensure that the higher education…
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News
Birmingham flags policy changes, promises responses to HESP report
With the release of the final recommendations of the Higher Education Standards Panel, federal education minister Simon Birmingham has announced…
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News
VC Hill calls for unfreezing of sub-degree places
In his first push for policy change as incoming chair of the Regional Universities Network, professor Greg Hill has called…
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News
Trump could spark international student boom: IEAA
The International Education Association of Australia has predicted that Australia will see an influx of international students and academics after…
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