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Science and business have more in common than some may want to admit. But it’s the differences that make collaboration worthwhile. By Merlin Crossley. In the 1950s, scientist and novelist C.P. Snow wrote a famous essay, “The Two Cultures”. He ...

Find out which elements matter most to employers when evaluating applicants. By Antonia Maiolo. Despite critics who have questioned the relevance and value of an MBA in recent years, the number of people pursuing the qualification continues to rise. About ...

The University of Western Sydney has appointed professor Scott Holmes to the role of deputy vice-chancellor research and development. An internationally recognised business management and health economics expert, and experienced researcher and academic leader, joins UWS from the University of ...

Internationally recognised professor Lakshman Samaranayake has joined the University of Queensland as head of the school of dentistry. Samaranayake’s move to UQ follows a long and distinguished tenure as dean of the faculty of dentistry at The University of Hong ...

The University of New England has appointed deputy vice-chancellor professor Annabelle Duncan interim vice-chancellor. Duncan will fill the role until the appointment of the university’s next vice-chancellor, expected later this year after an international search. The outgoing vice-chancellor, professor Jim ...

Charles Darwin University has welcomed the new head of business, professor Arthur “Art” Shulman, who will work to maximise the opportunities available to the new dual sector business school as it transitions to the Waterfront precinct in Darwin. In his ...

Professor Selma Alliex, a long-serving dean of the school of nursing and midwifery at the University of Notre Dame Australia, is now vice-chancellor and head of the university’s Fremantle campus. Alliex was previously the nursing adviser for professional standards at ...

The University of Sydney has appointed professor Michael Reid to chart the way forward to world pre-eminence in health and medical research. Reid will chair a steering committee charged with advancing the way the university’s health and medical research enterprise ...

Barely hours after the 2014 Oscars ceremony had finished, online headlines were touting its most gifable, or GIF-Able moments. The word refers to the image file format GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) which was originally created as a means of exchanging ...

A disturbing ASQA report on training in aged care highlights VET system flaws – shortened courses, invalid assessment and limited work placements – that the regulator must be allowed to fix. By John Mitchell. I remember very clearly making arrangements ...