October 2021
MBA schools see the future, don't quite get it
Professors know technology is what is most in demand, but don't feel confident of their own grasp of the subject.
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February 2021
Uni student develops app with big appeal to engineering sector
Emily Gerrard won her award for emerging talent for her app that allows engineers to quickly calculate metrics such as wind force on the superstructure of a bridge.
Universities face a five-year ‘depression’ in research
The gloomy prediction comes from ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt, who says the pandemic response is a case in point about the benefits of university research.
English, maths and science will get priority in curriculum review
The authority responsible for the primary school curriculum rejects claims that a review will overlook the key subjects students need to learn.
What Australia needs to do to woo back overseas students
If Australia does not restart the flow of international students, the whole economy will suffer – and other countries are all too ready to give them places.
Beijing warning could be precursor to tough action on universities
Beijing has issued warnings about studying in Australia twice in the last 10 days.
Why graduate high-flyers say government is the best place to work
In one of the least-expected effects of the pandemic, graduates are choosing to work for government rather than high-profile companies.
Turning COVID-19 to advantage wins awards for students
Award winners helped other students find jobs during the COVID lockdown.
Climate case shapes as test of academic freedom
The High Court will hear a case focusing on the relative rights of academics to express their opinions.
School curriculum review ‘lacks intellectual rigour’
The current review of how children are taught is based on poor and badly expressed ideas, according to a former director of curriculum for Australia.
Unis face coercion, intimidation from ‘foreign states’
ASIO and the AFP say universities are at risk of exploitation by foreign states, which are targeting researchers and their families.
Edtech gets thumbs up with another equity stake
Rising interest in education technology as an investment has got another boost with fund manger Future Now Capital taking a $10 million dollar stake in online company Year13.
Universities at risk after failure to control costs
A new report says costs have outpaced income partly because universities have been chasing the wrong sorts of targets.
Universities need to ‘talk the language of the Coalition’
Recently retired vice-chancellor Greg Craven says relations with government must change and universities must face the realities of smaller budgets and the needs of domestic students.
Training provider pulls the plug on nursing courses
The surge in free TAFE places being offered by state governments is punishing private providers.
Australian detained in Myanmar a long-standing critic of military
The Australian government is concerned about the fate of Maquarie University academic Sean Turnell, who sent messages from Myanmar that he has been detained in the country’s coup.
Rejected by Canberra, universities turn to the states for help
Higher education was not mentioned by the prime minister after national cabinet, casting the $40 billion industry into gloom.
Student housing group seeks rescue, mulls job cuts
Scape, the country’s biggest provider of accommodation for university students, may cut 20 per cent of its jobs and stop work on five building sites.
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Report’s push for free skills training would ‘distort market’
The Future Skills for Victoria report argues that more people should be entitled to free training.
TAFE teachers’ award is a dead weight on new ideas and reform
Existing teachers are reluctant to risk their incredibly good conditions. As a result fresh ideas, and new ways of teaching do not flow into TAFE NSW.