A Strategic Examination of Research and Development review is to evaluate how to maximise Australia's existing research and development (R&D) spend, and convince industry to adopt innovation. The review, announced in the 2024-25 budget, is to be led by the ...

A University of Tasmania change proposal is considering disestablishing a large part of the College of Arts, Law and Education's academic research support model to place more focus on the student experience, which academics say will make it harder to ...

Professor George Williams is four months into his role as vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University (WSU), and is on a mission to put student needs first. Read about what he has learned so far, and what's in store for WSU ...

Accessible education for students with disabilities requires much more than meeting compliance standards or offering accommodations. It's about intentionally evolving universities' and colleges' systems, policies and practices to ensure accessibility and stakeholder co-design are deeply ingrained in the organisation's change culture. ...

Save UTAS activists have called on University of Tasmania Vice Chancellor Rufus Black to resign from his $1.1m-a-year job as the university walked back its controversial plan to relocate to the city. The university has announced it wants to sell off ...

There are always issues and challenges facing institutions in the Higher Education sector and although these do vary from year to year, some issues remain significant and longstanding. In 2025 and 2026, there are high-profile issues that need to be ...

Universities are supposed to be places where all students can learn, free from discrimination. A key part of this ideal is academics welcoming all students to study and research, regardless of their racial background. But as our new research shows, ...

It’s been nearly two years since generative artificial intelligence was made widely available to the public. Some models showed great promise by passing academic and professional exams. For instance, GPT-4 scored higher than 90 per cent of the United States ...

As universities consider their future in the 21st century, many are embracing the concept of “innovation” in their strategic plans. According to Harvard Business School, innovation is “a product, service, business model or strategy that’s both novel and useful”. By ...

Sam Jacob, the chief executive of Australia's leading creative industries college, Collart in Melbourne, joins Martin Betts on HEDx this week to explain how they achieve diversity at the tertiary education institution. They make the case that a teacher-centric tertiary ...