Monash VC believes Australia Day is a ‘problem that needs to be addressed’,...
It’s a date that has become so contested in Australia that every year the number of opinion columns, protests and social media quarrels devoted to the issue continue to proliferate exponentially....
View ArticleScientist-mothers hit hardest by the pandemic: new research
While many in academic circles predicted that female scientists, particularly mothers, would be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the evidence has now become clear. An article...
View ArticleANU database finds Chinese investment has nosedived 47 per cent in one year
Data released by an Australian National University database shows that Chinese investment in Australia has plummeted by over 47 per cent, from $4.8 billion in 2018 to $2.5 billion in 2019. Further,...
View ArticleArts degree was ‘probably the best thing that ever happened’ to me: reforms...
The government’s contentious job-ready graduate reforms are likely to disadvantage Indigenous students, a Wiradjuri man said last week. According to recent data, social science degrees (which are...
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HASS experts are ‘deeply disappointed’ with the higher education reforms:...
In 2020, COVID-19 has revealed that some forms of work, such as health, aged care and social assistance as well as food and service provision, are essential. Higher education is among the services...
View ArticleUSYD will look ‘seriously’ into student newspaper article ‘disparaging’ Hinduism
The University of Sydney (USYD) will review an article that appeared in its student newspaper Honi Soit following a backlash from the Hindu community. The article, titled ‘How a Nation of Mystics,...
View ArticleUniversities Australia and Innovative Research Universities call for...
Australia’s university sector has emphasised the need for further consultation on Australia’s proposed foreign relations bill, with a new parliamentary report reflecting some of the sector’s concerns...
View ArticleCould a joint Australia-China response to Asia’s coronavirus crisis heal...
As Australia’s biggest trading partner, resetting tense political and trade relations between Australia and China is a key priority for Australia. And, according to a report released yesterday, both...
View ArticleTrump, polls and the global order: Professor Mark Kenny – Podcast
CampusReview · Trump, polls and the global order | Professor Mark Kenny Although little credibility has been given to US President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was a fraud, he...
View ArticleBlimey! Swearing and Australia’s cultural identity: Dr Amanda Laugesen – Podcast
CampusReview · Swearing and Australia's national culture |Dr Amanda Laugesen Australians are known for their colourful language; indeed, it’s been called part of our national identity. But why,...
View ArticleMonash VC believes Australia Day is a ‘problem that needs to be addressed’,...
It’s a date that has become so contested in Australia that every year the number of opinion columns, protests and social media quarrels devoted to the issue continue to proliferate exponentially....
View ArticleScientist-mothers hit hardest by the pandemic: new research
While many in academic circles predicted that female scientists, particularly mothers, would be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the evidence has now become clear. An article...
View ArticleEstrada doctrine regarding ‘(non)recognition’ of regimes and HLA Hart’s ‘rule...
The recent summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was attended by the Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) of Myanmar, Senior General Min...
View ArticlePaul Jeans steps back into chancellorship at Newcastle University after Mark...
Paul Jeans has been reappointed as the chancellor of the University of Newcastle, following a backlash against former deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile’s appointment and his decision to stand down....
View ArticleSome academics are reluctant to travel to China, even if borders are reopened
A reluctance is growing among international academics to travel to China for research-related work and academic conferences, even if COVID-19 border restrictions become more flexible. One academic...
View ArticleANU to play critical role in developing Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine...
The Australian National University has taken on the task of training the country’s “next generation of nuclear scientists and practitioners”, following the scrapping of the $90 billion French...
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TEQSA chief commissioner resigns, new CEO announced
The Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) chief commissioner Emeritus Professor Peter Coaldrake has announced he will resign from his post on May 10, an announcement that comes as a new...
View ArticleAccord: Government forms implementation committee
In his response to the Universities Accord final report, Education Minister Jason Clare has established an advisory committee that will oversee the design of key Accord recommendations, such as the...
View ArticleClare pulls TEQSA and ARC from super agency ATEC
The federal government has clipped the wings of the powerful new super agency to oversee universities that it announced in the budget, deciding not to merge the university regulator and the...
View ArticleReversing job-ready graduate fees for Arts students not as expensive as it seems
Speculation about reversing the infamous job-ready graduates (JRG) scheme has increased after the Albanese government changed the way university loans are indexed, but did not offer respite to those...
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