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2014: A year of uncertainty in the Higher Education sector

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Damian Davini |

2014 has been a year of uncertainty in the Australian Higher Education sector. The uncertainty continues as the Government’s planned reforms were recently voted down by the Senate. The Government plans…

World University Rankings: Number Crunchers

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Damian Davini |

Following the release of the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, there is always a lot of news reporting and analysis regarding the results and what they mean for higher…

Living La Vida Online

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Damian Davini |

I recently spent a month away from home and it offered me an opportunity to lead and experience a more simplified life during this period of time. Armed with a…

Closure: Closing one door, opening another

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Damian Davini |

Recently I attended the Cooperative Research Centres Association Conference (CRCA 2014). The theme of the event was Innovating with Asia. The key speakers provided a very interesting and thought provoking…

Keep It Clever

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Damian Davini |

Universities Australia is behind a new campaign called ‘Keep It Clever’. It aims to maintain a thriving university sector in Australia and to ensure proper, ongoing public investment in university…

Philanthropy Shapes Society And Culture

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Damian Davini |

Pro Bono Australia recent showcased Australia’s Top 50 Philanthropic Gifts of All Time. It was a celebration of Australia’s most significant philanthropic achievements from the 1800’s until today. The list…

Evaluating quality of higher education systems

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Damian Davini |

Are Universities a product of the quality of their national higher education system? We see various world rankings of Universities published by numerous sources. Institutions place high value on their…

Australian Government Commits To Cutting Red Tape For Universities

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Damian Davini |

In December 2013, the Australian government accepted all of the recommendations of the Review of Reporting Requirements for Universities. This report was released in April 2013 as a result of…

Australian Universities Included In NSF GROW Program

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Damian Davini | 0 Comments

Eligible graduate researchers can now apply to any Australian University as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) GROW program – Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide. Universities Australia has recently signed…

It’s Official – Video Games Are Good For You!

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Damian Davini |

Research that we have waited our whole lives to be released, has made it official: video games are good for young people. What we have been telling our parents for…