Professor George Williams is four months into his role as vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University (WSU), and is on a mission to put student needs first. Read about what he has learned so far, and what's in store for WSU ...

The new vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University says universities need to admit they have a problem. In this episode, Professor George Williams argues universities have lost their focus on students, and as a result, have lost their social licenses. While ...

The new leader of Western Sydney University (WSU) has a different vision for university leadership, one of which is in relation to how much vice-chancellors should be paid. The latest university annual reports show Professor Williams' predecessor, Professor Barney Glover, ...

Universities need to stop talking so much about themselves and focus on who they serve, says constitutional law expert George Williams, who began his new job as vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University on Monday. Professor Williams, who comes to the ...

An eminent constitutional lawyer, who was a powerful advocate for the yes case in the Voice referendum, has been named as the next vice-chancellor of the Western Sydney University. George Williams, currently a deputy vice-chancellor at the University of NSW, will take ...

One of the universal virtues that many higher educators share is its ability to transform lives. This is evident particularly for those who are the first in their family to attend university. Global university participation rates have grown from under ...

A motion to allow students to bring guns to uni was unanimously voted down by the Student Representative Council (SRC) at Western Sydney University. SRC Vice President Bayan Sohailee told the media that it was an inappropriate motion to be ...

Western Sydney University will hire new permanent staff as part of a sector-first "large-scale academic decasualisation program." The program, designed in consultation with the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), will see 150 full-time teaching and research positions be made available ...

Calls to secure the independence of the Australian Research Council (ARC) has sparked a fierce debate around academic freedom and government interference in independent research.  In late December, acting minister for education and youth Stuart Robert vetoed six humanities research ...

Neuroscientists and psychologists have developed a video game that provides insights into punishment and why some individuals will try almost anything to avoid it, while others are seemingly unfazed by it. For a long time it has been hypothesised that ...