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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 the move December
UTAS NAMES NEW VC Ethicist, educator and strategic consultant Professor Rufus Black has been appointed vice-chancellor and president at the…
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Features
The other kind of sexual harassment on campus
On-campus sexual assault and harassment was one of the biggest news stories of the year. Yet only students were the focus of the Australian…
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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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Non-academic staff aim for professional status
There is a general push for all non-academic staff in universities around Australia to be called professional rather than general…
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Boundaries blur as academics take on other work
University general/professional staffs are sometimes presented as if they were part of the ‘problem’ rather than as people with key…
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Grim prospects push PhDs to quit academy
Research suggests that in the US the PhD could symbolise the end and not the beginning of an academic career…
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Systemic racism blemishes sector says Larkin
White centrism means Australia’s tertiary education system is failing to capitalise on the work of indigenous staff and is missing…
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Uni warned on overseas student numbers
The University of Sydney is over-reliant on international students in some faculties, to the point where a sudden drop in…
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Casual work hurting sector, inquiry told
Higher education is one of the worst areas for job security in the nation, says the NTEU. An inquiry into…
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Primary health care focus of new education program
Nursing researchers have developed educational tools to assist primary and acute healthcare staff. Rural acute care nurses will be targeted…
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Sydney acts on ‘irregular’ job moves
The fight over staff cuts at Australia’s oldest uni is heating up with claims that women are being discriminated against. …
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Canberra saddles up with the Brumbies
A deal between the University of Canberra and the Brumbies rugby union team will provide great opportunities for students, says…
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TEQSA assumes full powers
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) can now bring its full powers to bear on the sector, but…
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Tenure becoming untenable
Milton Greenberg writes that the reasons for lifetime academic positions have been eroded in the US with more staff employed…
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