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There are many good reasons why governments should concentrate public investment in elite universities, writes Michael Gallagher. Today we might define a research university in its ideal type as a community of intelligent people, new and experienced, together searching for ...

Tom Clark bemoans the amount of wasted time and effort in the research grants system. The Australian Research Council recently announced its major rounds of grants results for 2009. Once again, the clear winner is unpaid overtime. The Discovery program ...

Professor Ian Costa-Packet*, vice-chancellor of Wemakealot University, writes an open letter to the union. It is with great sadness, and considerable concern, that I view recent developments at some of Australia’s universities. The recent wave of strikes, orchestrated by the ...

Freedom from government interference is crucial to building world-class universities, an international gathering has heard. Phil Baty reports from Shanghai Government interference in the running of universities is damaging efforts to build world-class institutions, an international conference heard last week. ...

The Productivity Places Program has infiltrated state VET systems, fundamentally changing the way they’re funded and administered. The Productivity Places Program (PPP) is the “Trojan horse” of VET funding, according to the Australian Education Union, which says the $2.1 billion ...

What capabilities are needed by VET leaders, asks John Mitchell. There is a myth in the VET sector that most of its current leaders have been there forever and are likely to stay on indefinitely. Contradicting that view is a ...

Two senior VET figures, including a member of the Bradley review panel, have expressed concern about the outlook for the recurrent funding of Australia’s VET sector. VET institutions that also offer higher education qualifications will have an advantage over their ...

UNE appoints new vice-chancellor The University of New England has appointed Professor James Barber as its next vice-chancellor and CEO. Barber is currently deputy vice-chancellor at RMIT. He is director on a number of national bodies, including Open Universities Australia, ...

With higher education funding in England about to be reviewed, the Higher Education Policy Institute has recommended against a voucher system. England shouldn’t introduce a voucher system for higher education funding because there’s no evidence that such systems work and ...

Universities value to economy in the billions Universities in Britain are worth £59 billion ($107 billion) to the economy, according a report into the economic impact of higher education. This figure, based on data for 2007-08, represents a 25 per ...