The head of the federal government’s higher education review has praised the planned univer­sity merger in South Australia, saying she sees it as an experiment aimed at putting into action some of her panel’s recommendations. Universities Accord panel chairwoman Mary ...

A delayed opening of South Australia’s new ‘mega-uni’ could cost up to $250m and cause significant damage to the state’s reputation. Adelaide University, a collective of University of South Australia (UniSA) and University of Adelaide (UA), is scheduled to open ...

New research shows workplace bullying does not arise from interpersonal issues or personality clashes but is linked to organisational and management issues and impacts every sector, including tertiary education. In Australia, around one in 10 workers is exposed to ongoing ...

New research from the University of South Australia looks at the level of support universities give to students after they've made the initial transition to higher education by posing the question: 'What happens when early support tapers off in latter ...

University staff are increasingly working in their spare time, with new research showing that 50 per cent of academics and professional staff receive work-related texts, calls and emails from colleagues on the weekend. The research from the University of South ...

A university of enterprise actively seeks to give voice to, and engage, all stakeholders. Its leadership team visibly and actively seeks to incorporate the views of its customers in plans for the future – and are not afraid of the ...

VC David Lloyd of the University of South Australia shares insights from running the first staff jam across his whole university aimed at bringing staff engagement into its strategy; and repeating it again 4 years later. He describes how one unforeseen ...

Acclaimed auteur David Lynch is a coffee freak. He drinks up to 10 cups a day, down from a shake-inducing 20, and once said that "even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all". Well, researchers from the University ...

A report tabled in parliament last week on the status of the teaching profession has been heavily criticised by teaching experts, with one calling it a “missed opportunity”. The report was prepared by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...

It could be the 'super university' that transforms the city of churches into the university city. Or, it could be a cost-cutting exercise. These are the headlines surrounding the potential University of South Australia-University of Adelaide merger. Yet, it is much more complicated than these extremes ...