Melbourne top dog

11/10/2012 By
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The Australian    |    11 October 2012 Melbourne University's position as Australia’s leading university, as measured by various league tables, was confirmed with the release of the research-focused National Taiwan University Ranking.   Melbourne ranked 35 in the world, ahead of Sydney at 61 and University of Queensland on 72.  ANU, usually Melbourne’s closest Australian challenger, languishes in this particular ranking coming in at 172 internationally and 6th nationally Australia posted 13 institutions in the top 500 of the National Taiwan University Ranking. Australia has two top 10 institutions in specific areas: UQ in the subject area of environment and ecology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Macquarie University, Monash, Rankings, Research, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of Newcastle, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, Univesity of Western Australia, UNSW Tagged With: ,

Limited numbers: what university rankings can (and can’t) tell us

04/10/2012 By
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The Conversation    |    4 October 2012 The release of The Times Higher Education World University Rankings will be welcomed by many people in the Australian university sector. Australia now has eight universities in the top 200, one more than last year, with the University of Adelaide joining this top grouping at 176. Six of this group improved their positions, with Melbourne University rising to 28 (up from 37 last year) while ANU, moved from 38 to 37. The other Australian universities were: Sydney University (62), Queensland University (65), UNSW (85), Monash (99) and UWA (190). Australian Institution 2011-12 rank 2012-13 rank University of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Monash, Rankings, universities, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, UNSW Tagged With: , , ,

Aust unis feature strongly in rankings

04/10/2012 By
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The Australian    |    4 October 2012 The Conversation    |   4 October  2012 Increased research investment and improved collaboration with Asia is driving Australian universities' strong performance in the latest global league table published today, according to commentators.  The University of Melbourne confirmed its elite status, topping the local league table and moving into the world's top 30.  It is up nine places from last year, to number 28, moving clear of its nearest rival, the Australian National University on 37.  The University of NSW and Monash University moved into the top 100, bringing Australia's tally there to six.  National representation in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Monash, Rankings, universities, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, University of Queensland, University of Sydney Tagged With: , , ,

Australian unis lose ground in QS World Rankings

11/09/2012 By
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The Australian   11 September 2012 Local universities are losing ground in the QS global ranking, with one less Australian university in the top 100, as international competitors build their academic reputations and begin to pursue the overseas student market in earnest. The local top seven are in the same order as last year, led by the Australian National University, which rose by two in the world rankings to 24.  The University of Queensland, fourth locally, also rose by two global rankings, to 46. But almost all other Australians lost ground.  In some cases this was marginal: the University of Sydney and Monash University, third and sixth locally, dropped only one ranking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Monash, Queensland University, Rankings, RMIT, universities, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, UNSW Tagged With: , ,

Survival guide for elite unis: smart budgeting and small class teaching

29/08/2012 By
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 The Australian    24 August 2012    Universities face declining student demand in the face of online competitors which will erode income according to Warren Bebbington, the University of Adelaide’s new vice-chancellor. The choice for providers is either go online, “delivering knowledge easily codified” or focus on high-cost and quality traditional teaching in disciplines not dependent on data. While society increasingly expects, and government funds, laboratory based research universities cannot run programs at a profit, “the cash comes in but goes straight out again,” Bebbington says.  The solution for elite universities committed to teaching is to go for … [Read more...]

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Record engineering enrolments still not enough

29/08/2012 By
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Flinders Indaily  28 August 2012 While South Australia's universities are recording record enrolments in engineering programs, enough still isn’t being done to attract students, according to peak group Engineers Australia. Both the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia claimbthat their engineering programs recorded record enrolments this year. Executive dean at Adelaide Uni’s engineering faculty Professor John Beynon has seen enrolments steadily increasing for the past five years. It looks like we could be up by 5%, almost.  It’s not an isolated spike, it’s been going for four or five years.  It’s been very good here, but it’s also part of a … [Read more...]

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SA unis must merge: V-C

05/04/2012 By

Adelaide Advertiser   5 April 2012 At least two of South Australia’s three major universities must merge if they want to continue to compete internationally, the University of South Australia’s vice-chancellor believes.  Peter Hoj says the budgets of the local universities are dwarfed by some of those in the eastern states and overseas and so consolidation makes sense.  ‘‘We have to lift our sights to competing nationally and internationally, rather than having three universities incessantly trying to slice up a fixed cake,’’ Professor Hoj said.  ‘‘The catchline is ‘ how do we transfer the mindset from being state-focused in competitiveness terms to being national … [Read more...]

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The Scan 4 April 2012

04/04/2012 By
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Control and click headlines and highlights to link to articles Links may not work unless you or your organisation is a paid subscriber to the originating media outlet.  Check with your communications people about subscriptions. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SA unis explore merger options The chancellors of University of Adelaide and University of South Australia actively explored a merger earlier this year only to decide the costs risked outweighing the benefits.  However, UniSA vice-chancellor Peter Hoj described the talks as only being "on hold". He said the economies of scale and the state's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Australian Technology Network, Technology, University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Melbourne’s Bebbington appointed Adelaide’s new V-C

26/03/2012 By
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Uni Adelaide website   26 March 2012  The University of Melbourne’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (University Affairs), Professor Warren Bebbington, has been appointed the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Adelaide, succeeding Professor James McWha AO, who retires after a decade as Vice-Chancellor and President..  Professor Bebbington will take up the post in July after taking leave from mid-May.  A Fulbright Scholar, Professor Bebbington studied at The University of Melbourne and in New York at Queens College,Columbia University, and the CUNY Graduate School, completing masters degrees in Arts, Music, and Philosophy, and a PhD.  Prior to his present role as a Deputy Vice-Chancellor, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne Tagged With: ,
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