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News
Uni and VET courses key to employment: Labour market report breakdown
The latest quarterly Labour Market Update was released last Tuesday by Jobs and Skills Australia. In the year to May…
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Industry & Research
The benefits of creating an age-friendly higher education environment – podcast
Whether it is students or staff, the higher education sector includes people of all ages and all backgrounds, yet age…
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Commentary
An empire of scraps: the university research model
The way university research is measured and rewarded needs to change. Helen Razer has called these times an Age of…
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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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Top Stories
NSW TAFEs, universities co-create entrepreneurship school
Sydney got its very own Stanford with the launch of the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) on Wednesday. Unlike the…
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Industry & Research
Links between universities and industry patently fine: report
Despite ugly-looking past figures and rumours that these numbers persist, universities and industry are collaborating just fine. Such is the…
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News
World-first Deakin study unmasks university ghostwriters
In a world first study, Deakin University researchers have showed markers can distinguish ghostwritten assignments from genuine ones. Their hit…
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Faculty Focus
Plain Jane no more: Monash Uni reanimates Austen
Jane Austen would surely feel pride, not prejudice, at the opening of a new exhibit in her honour, marking 200…
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Analysis
Degree dump: latest attrition stats released
The who, where and why of higher education attrition have been revealed by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency…
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Analysis
IRU says demand-driven uni system working
On the fifth anniversary of the demand-driven university quota system, introduced by Julia Gillard’s Labor government, there are mixed feelings…
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News
Great sale-and-lease debate
Advisory board official’s comments about capital raising get people talking across the sector. By Dallas Bastian. The chairman of the…
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More decision making, not goal setting
Universities need to think about the future in a more constructive manner. A vice-chancellor recently told me that, given the…
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More decision making, not goal setting
Universities need to think about the future in a more constructive manner, writes Lenore Cooper. A vice-chancellor recently told me…
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Some complementary medicine OK: Dwyer
There is room in Australian universities for the study of complementary medicine, the co-founder of a science lobby group says.…
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A BUPPP on the way to the work
One university has introduced an innovative program to prepare their graduates for the workplace. There is growing pressure on universities…
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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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Monash and Warwick team up for a global future
Monash University in Melbourne and The University of Warwick (UK) have signed a new agreement to create an alliance that…
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Blog Rankings – Psst! Here’s how to get a grant
It’s a bewildering place, the world of research, particularly if you are new to the game. You have an idea,…
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Grattan report ‘flawed’
The Grattan report is seriously flawed in concluding that the problem with teaching engagement in Australia is due to too…
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Relax, we have been here before
When it comes to mergers, unis and TAFEs can calm their nerves by looking at the absorbtion of colleges 25…
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Job losses loom at more unis
The University of Sydney is not the only institution announcing redundancies and budget cuts. Victoria University, La Trobe, Macquarie and…
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