The Australian | 28 April 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Abbott government is evidently preparing to open up the university sector to greater competition by making government subsidies available for students to study at private colleges and funding sub-degree places, at a cost to students of increased fees. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... Education minister Christopher Pyne, in a speech to be delivered to London-based think tank The Policy Exchange, is expected to put the case for tertiary sector deregulation, saying the Coalition wants to set providers “free” from red tape and bureaucracy. A “preview” of his … [Read more...]
NTEU infographic on UQ strike
11/03/2014 by
11 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has taken out a full page advertisement on page 10 of the Courier Mail to highlight the industrial issues at the University of Queensland as the NTEU sees them. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… … [Read more...]
UQ staff to strike
10/03/2014 by
10 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… NTEU members at the University of Queensland (UQ) will strike on 11 March for better pay and conditions. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… NTEU UQ Branch President, Associate Professor Andrew Bonnell, said that the University languishes behind others when it came to pay, workloads, and indigenous employment. He said UQ is in the top three universities in Australia on most indicators but ranks 23rdfor pay and that, despite student numbers having risen by 20% over 5 years, there has been no increase in teaching staff. The strain this places on workloads obviously has negative consequences for student … [Read more...]
Australian unis fall in ranking
06/03/2014 by
The Australian | 6 March 2014 The Guardian | 6 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Australia’s leading universities have tumbled in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… All Australian universities lost ground in 2014, with Melbourne now the only institution in the top 50 after the Australian National University and Sydney University both tumbled into the 61-70 bracket (from 42 and 49 respectively). Queensland University is now in the 81-90 bracket, while the University of New South Wales is in the 91-100 grouping. Monash dropped out of the … [Read more...]
The Scan
01/03/2014 by
1 March 2014 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Job cuts at La Trobe 28 February 2014 | La Trobe University has confirmed it is cutting 350 jobs as part of a restructure. University management told staff at a meeting this afternoon. It is understood the redundancies are compulsory, and will affect the university's Bundoora campus in Melbourne's north west as well as its regional Victorian campuses....[ MORE ].... TEQSA shake up 28 February 2014 | The government has introduced a bill to radically restructure the national higher education regulatory agency.The bill provides for a spill of the positions of the five commissioners … [Read more...]
Big six dominate rankings
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The Australian | 26 February 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Six universities have so dominated the latest international ranking of performance across 30 subject areas they have taken out 141 of the available 150 top five places nationally. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Melbourne was once again named Australia’s best performing university in the QS World University Ranking by Subject being placed first nationally in 12 of the 30 disciplines. Its best performance was in education, where it was named the second best faculty in the world, behind the University of London’s Institute of Education, up from third last year. Melbourne also took the … [Read more...]
UQ News 4 November 2013
04/11/2013 by
Latest News Researcher to reveal dragon tales What began as a basic exercise to count endangered Komodo dragons on four Indonesian islands became a passionate quest for a UQ doctoral graduate. Editor's Pick BEE-ing perfect Incredible robot aircraft could be built following the discovery of how a honeybee can land perfectly on any surface. Genes behind brain tumours Researchers have identified genes that could drive the formation of the most aggressive and frequent brain tumour found in children. Big solar plant set for Gatton The University's Gatton campus will host a multi-million-dollar world-leading solar photovoltaic … [Read more...]
Australian Financial Review 16 September 2013
16/09/2013 by
This is the Australian Financial Review's own summary of lead items in its online education supplement. As this is a subscription service, you or your organisation will need to have a subscription to The Australian Financial Review to view the full article. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ World to fund Melbourne Uni The University of Melbourne's historic fund-raising campaign is targeting overseas benefactors in the hope of raising $500 million for scholarships, research and facilities by 2017. Coursework postgraduate student numbers rise over decade In the past decade … [Read more...]
The Scan | #137 | 12 September 2013
12/09/2013 by
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Australian unis rate highly but slipping The 2014 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings show that while the majority of Australian universities have slipped on the ladder of the world's leading institutions, seven still in rank in the world top 100 and twenty universities - half of the entire system - make the top 400.The top universities in Australia were: ANU at 27 (down 3 places from last year), Melbourne, (31, up 5 places) Sydney (38, up 1 place), University of Queensland (43, up 3), University of NSW (52, steady) Monash … [Read more...]
Australian unis rate highly – but not as highly as before
12/09/2013 by
The Australian | 11 September 2013 The 2014 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings show that while the majority of Australian universities have slipped on the ladder of the world's leading institutions, seven still rank in the world top 100 and twenty universities - half of the entire system - make the top 400. The top universities in Australia were: ANU at 27 (down 3 places from last year), Melbourne, (31, up 5 places) Sydney (38, up 1 place), University of Queensland (43, up 3), University of NSW (52, steady) Monash (=69, down 8 places) and the University of Western Australia (84, down 5 places). Other well-ranked universities that experienced big falls were … [Read more...]
