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The National Tertiary Education Union will fight to ensure any changes stemming from the Universities Accord make higher education sustainable for staff and students. The Accord Panel’s final report, released today, contains 47 headline recommendations for the federal government to consider. The NTEU welcomes the finding that “consistently high rates of casualisation in … Continued
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Australian Universities Accord Attributable to: Professor Alec Cameron, Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT University Topics: planning the tertiary education system of the future, a more flexible and responsive skills system, integration of vocational and higher education to take tackle skills crisis, establishing an Australian Tertiary Education Commission “RMIT welcomes the commitment of the Albanese government … Continued
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has commended federal and state governments for listening to university staff’s plea to crack down on sexual harassment and violence. The Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education released by Australia’s education ministers on Friday was informed by consultation with NTEU members. It comes after university … Continued
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Federal, State and Territory Education Ministers this morning endorsed the final Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education. This is a historic moment for progress towards ending violence in university communities – including on campus and within student accommodation. Currently 1 in 6 students experience sexual harassment and 1 in 20 students experience sexual … Continued
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In a time of environmental disasters and ongoing threats of disease outbreaks, a new suite of micro-credential courses will give students access to the knowledge and strategies of how to be prepared in a crisis. The CDU Menzies School of Medicine has launched two new micro-credentials, Communicable Disease Outbreak Management and Natural Disasters the first of four in the new Disaster … Continued
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La Trobe Law School officially launched the La Trobe Law Clinic in Whittlesea today. The clinic is a collaboration between La Trobe University and Whittlesea Community Connections (WCC) as part of WCC’s new Social Justice Project. La Trobe Law School Dean Professor Fiona Kelly welcomed the Hon. Andrew Giles Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural … Continued
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A new report reveals the stark funding gap between private and public schools, with one Sydney private school, Cranbrook, spending more on a new pool and expanded fitness and drama facilities in 2021 ($63.5 million) than governments spent on 2,549 public schools which educate over 472,000 students. The report is being released as … Continued
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Researchers from Monash University, RMIT and the University of Canberra, led by Professor Dan Lubman, have been awarded a Medical Research Future Fund grant to expand a program that has been shown to improve help-seeking among adolescents facing mental health and/or substance use issues. The Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, recently … Continued
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The centre of excellence in nuclear science innovation launches with funding for research, scholarships and academic positions. The UNSW Nuclear Innovation Centre (UNIC) was launched today to advance Australia’s nuclear science industry, underpinned by a $7.5 million donation from the Sir William Tyree Foundation, which will establish a suite of research scholarships in nuclear engineering. … Continued
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Tomorrow, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP, in partnership with Mayor Teresa Harding, will host a School Civics Program in Ipswich for local student leaders at the Ipswich City Council Chambers. The program will bring together more than 100 primary and secondary student leaders from 26 schools across wider Ipswich … Continued
