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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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US changes may benefit our unis

Our universities’ extensive links with American partners could come in handy amid turmoil in the US sector.

Paul Harris

Higher Education

A multi-ethnic group of college graduates are sitting together in a lecture hall and are listening to their professor. They are wearing a cap and gown and one woman is smiling and looking at the camera. Photo: iStock

Push to broaden graduate skills

Climate change, robot workers, popularism … the world is changing and graduates must be ready for the challenges.

Erica Cervini

Western studyOpinion

Where do we draw the line?

Marxism has its roots in western economics, Christianity is an eastern religion. So what exactly is Western civilisation?

Tor Hundloe

Higher Education

Mega merger to reduce choice

The merger of two South Australian universities would reduce competition because of the areas in which the institutions compete.

Tim Dodd

Opinion

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Regional unis key to retention

Universities are more open than ever to a broader section of the community, but with more enrolments comes more drop outs.

Greg Hill and Caroline Perkins

Opinion

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How to fix the tertiary sector

The widening gap between higher education and VET suggests a serious rethink of the structure of tertiary education is overdue.

Bruce Mackenzie

Higher Education

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Regionals seek fair evaluation

With regional unis working hard to support disadvantaged students, they fear a simplistic approach to funding reviews.

Tim Dodd

Higher Education

20/06/18 Mathematicians (L-R) Professor Kate Smith-Miles, Alison Harcourt and PHD student Kaushalya Jeewani Nallaperuma pictured at Melbourne University. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Pioneer sees progress for women

Alison Harcourt had to abandon her research after she got married, but eventually returned to uni as a tutor.

Tim Dodd

Higher Education

Retool for intelligent economy

With Siri able to announce every fact available, is it time for an almighty shake-up of the education system?

Tim Dodd

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Academic John Buchanan, author of a report into the effects of the Govt's WorkChoices policy , at an Academic Freedom Forum held at Sydney University today. pic Graham Crouch

Don’t panic

There is unnecessary apprehension and fear about AI because technological change is usually for the good, says new report.

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