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Spreading the archaeological nitty-gritty to students
Dr Mick Morrison was a lonely archaeology PhD student in Cape York in far north Australia when he adopted blogging as a platform in 2004. Eight years on, the Flinders University academic wishes it was...
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UQ appoints Hoj as vice-chancellor
The University of Queensland has appointed Professor Peter Hoj as its new vice-chancellor and president. Hoj is currently the vice-chancellor and president of the University of South Australia and his...
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Harvard urges open access publishing
A committee of senior Harvard academics has urged the university’s staff to publish in open access journals amid concern that the cost of journal subscriptions is becoming “untenable”. In an email...
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FOI letters detail regulator interest in UQ
The University of Queensland has announced the appointment of a new vice-chancellor, Professor Peter Hoj, VC at the University of South Australia, but the scandal that led to his predecessor’s...
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Public funding for some degrees questioned
Findings presented at a one-day seminar on higher education base funding make the case that it is hard to justify public tuition subsidies across all university courses. The Centre for the Study of...
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Law schools need their doctors
Highly qualified and experienced academics enrich legal education, writes Patrick Keyzer. In the April 30 edition of Campus Review, Professor Lee Stuesser, who has recently been appointed Foundation...
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Judges to help students and academics
The University of Melbourne law school has launched Victoria’s first judge-in-residence program, with the former chief justice of the Federal Court, Michael Black QC, taking up the first residency....
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Dual sector baulks as Victoria slashes training budget
Victoria University is experiencing the full brunt of the state government’s decision to slash $100 million from its training budget. The government’s move will partly strip the public providers...
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Scholars challenge Oxford University Press standards
A group of leading scholars has presented a petition to Oxford University Press calling on the renowned publisher to uphold what it describes as “basic scholarly standards”. The petition arose out of...
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An industry group and policy think tank have joined forces to develop education programs for higher education managers who are faced with complex industrial relations issues while trying to manage...
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