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Politics
Barney Glover appointed head of ATEC
Professor Barney Glover has been appointed chief commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission permanently, Education Minister Jason Clare announced…
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Opinion
UA chief Luke Sheehy on ATEC & TEQSA
The recent establishment of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) is the clearest sign yet that the Commonwealth wants a…
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Politics
Coalition would slash int’l students
The proposed immigration cuts announced by the Coalition in its budget reply last week will have lasting negative effects on…
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In the News
Survey shows alarming increase in sexual harassment on campus
Sexual harassment incidents in tertiary education settings have more than doubled over the last four years, according to a recent…
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In the News
Universities at a crossroads in handling sexual violence
Students are still facing barriers when reporting sexual assault and harassment on Australian university campuses despite a sector-wide overhaul of…
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In the News
Jobs summit: changes to attract more international students
Increased post-study work rights for international students, changes to bargaining agreements, and better access to TAFE were major outcomes from…
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News
Universities Australia and Innovative Research Universities call for exclusions, amendments to foreign relations bill
Australia’s university sector has emphasised the need for further consultation on Australia’s proposed foreign relations bill, with a new parliamentary…
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In the News
Making toads go viral, and other campaigns that won big at UA’s marketing awards
How do you make a toad’s genome exciting? How do you convince researchers to increase their media footprint? And how…
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In the News
‘Contrived, pointless, and a total waste of taxpayer money’: groups respond to freedom of speech review
On Thursday, university personnel, fittingly, exercised their freedom of speech. Responding to the government's announcement of a review into freedom…
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In the News
Peak body urges government, business to boost investment in R&D
Universities Australia is calling for significant reinvestment by government and business in research and development ahead of a Parliamentary inquiry…
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In the News
Unis to be free from foreign influence laws
The government has watered down its proposed anti-foreign spy legislation after universities claimed overreach. The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill initially arguably…
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Funding
Student seepage worrisome: government
“People are making complicated – and sometimes deeply personal – decisions to withdraw from study when life gets in the…
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Industry & Research
Did Adelaide Uni scientists just concoct clean fuel?
Not quite, but nearly. The scientists at the University of Adelaide, together with the CSIRO, have paved the way for it…
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Mature aged students ‘forgotten’
The outgoing chief executive of Universities Australia is appealing for a national policy that would help boost enrolments of mature-age…
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New focus for Go8 and UA
Two of higher education’s peak representative bodies, Universities Australia and the Group of Eight, are entering 2012 under new leadership…
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Withers warns unis to stay vigilant
Universities must remain vigilant or risk losing the momentum gained by a slew of new policies impacting higher education, says…
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Cautious response to funding changes
Reactions have been mixed to the announcement that reward funding would be restructured and a discount on HECS fees for…
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