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Tim DoddHigher Education Editor

Tim Dodd is The Australian’s higher education editor. He has over 25 years experience as a journalist covering a wide variety of areas in public policy, economics, politics and foreign policy, including reporting from the Canberra press gallery and four years based in Jakarta as South East Asia correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. He was named 2014 Higher Education Journalist of the Year by the National Press Club.

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Javier Leon, who co-ordinates the new geography of surfing subject at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Uni makes waves

The University of the Sunshine Coast has launched a new subject for bachelor degree students, geography of surfing.

Higher Education

16/02/2018: Dr Margaret Gardner, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

Unis question need for review of free speech

Universities have questioned the need for the federal government review of campus freedom of speech.

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Higher Education

26/02/2018. Adam Brimo, CEO and founder of OpenLearning, a start up which offers a platform for e learning. Pictured at their offices in Sydney. Britta Campion / The Australian

Opportunity for universities to tap into short course market

According to OpenLearning, universities have the chance to grab a larger share of the billion-dollar short course market.

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Higher Education

29-10-18 - Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the twelve apostles with Dan Tehan. Picture by Adam Taylor

Unis fear research funds ‘cut’ will top $135m

Universities fear they may suffer an actual cut in research funding, not just a cap on growth.

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A clutch of very curious correlations in Canberra

New funding for ‘regional’ universities correlate almost perfectly to marginal seats crucial to a Morrison government win.

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Ruth McIver, winner of the 2018 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers

Curtin’s winner

Curtin University PhD student Ruth McIver has won the 2018 $10,000 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.

Higher Education

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security Dan Tehan in his office at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Research cash bought votes: unis

Top research universities say the government is using research cash to buy votes in the regions.

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Professor Stephen Garton, University of Sydney, vice provost Picture: Supplied

Professor takes on Ramsay critics

A University of Sydney executive has accused academic opponents of Ramsay Centre funding of ‘conspiracy theory’ thinking.

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Mark Sinderberry, the new CEO of UniSport Australia.

New UniSport chief

UniSport Australia, the national peak body for university sport, has a new CEO.

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Mark Baker, professor of proteomics at Macquarie University

Aussie heads global effort

Macquarie University cancer researcher Mark Baker will chair the Human Proteome Project, a major global effort to identify all of the proteins coded by the human genome.

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