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14 Jun In conversation with Lelia Green

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By David Myton Upon a time Lelia Green worked as a bus conductor on the No19, a red double-decker that trundled back and forth through the streets of an English town. With a ticket machine strapped across her front, she would usher the passengers on board, then...

11 May In conversation with Suzi Derbyshire

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By DAVID MYTON It’s 1982. You decide to go to see that new film that’s causing such a buzz – a sci-fi thing called Blade Runner. You take in its dystopic bleakness, its bioengineered synthetic humans, the flying cars, scary interrogations, the malignant corporate powers. You go...

16 Apr In conversation with Leah Bromfield

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By DAVID MYTON Intrinsic to much academic research is a spirit of discovery, adventure, and hope. Yes, it can be demanding hard work, but that’s ameliorated by all the thrilling boundary-pushing possibilities that lie just around the knowledge corner. Leah Bromfield’s research isn’t quite like that. To...

23 Mar New push to gender equity

Academics, Gender equity, HECG, Higher Education, Leadership, Universities by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON Kerri-Lee Krause and Marcia Devlin were just a little apprehensive at the recent Universities Australia conference. As co-chairs of the Universities Australia Executive Women Group (UAEW), they had organised a lunch at which they would launch new best practice recruitment guidelines aimed at boosting the number of women in senior executive...

13 Mar In Conversation With: Michelle Simmons

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By DAVID MYTONAt heart Michelle Simmons is a builder and a maker. Her raw materials differ from those of more traditional trades and crafts. They are not bricks or wood, metals or glass. They are the fundamental building blocks of nature itself – atoms.The UNSW professor has always loved...

13 Mar Bonds for a sustainable future

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By DAVID MYTONA quiet but potentially powerful revolution is unfolding in higher education – a drive towards sustainability that has become something more than recycling paper and turning off the lights. It now integrates into the very infrastructure of the institutions and, beyond even that,...

13 Mar In Conversation With: Glenn Withers

Academic leadership, Academics, HECG, Higher Education, Leadership, Policy, Universities by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTONWhen it comes to higher education in Australia, Glenn Withers has been there and done that. From Menzies and Whitlam to Hawke, Keating and Howard, and through to the present day – he’s seen it all. He’s an insider who’s been outside often...

22 Feb Is there a case for case studies?

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Higher Education Consulting Group's Dr Susie Robinson takes a closer look at the ARC engagement and impact exerciseAll around the country, universities are busily preparing engagement narratives and impact case studies, ready for ERA submission in May/June. Many are now realising the significant resources required...

21 Feb The beauty of sustainability

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By DAVID MYTONFrom little things bigger things grow. In the case of Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) it all started with an email list 28 years ago connecting like-minded individuals concerned about how universities could become more sustainable across their operations.Today, ACTS – a non-profit, member based...

30 Jan In conversation with Hugh Bradlow

Digital, HECG, Higher Education, Innovation, Research, Science, Technology by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTONWisdom, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, comes from taking responsibility for our futures. By that yardstick, Hugh Bradlow is wise indeed.For Bradlow, the future is not something to be passively accepted. It is to be measured, analysed, strategised, constructively considered, and prepared for...

14 Jun In conversation with Lelia Green

11 May In conversation with Suzi Derbyshire

16 Apr In conversation with Leah Bromfield

23 Mar New push to gender equity

13 Mar In Conversation With: Michelle Simmons

13 Mar Bonds for a sustainable future

13 Mar In Conversation With: Glenn Withers

22 Feb Is there a case for case studies?

21 Feb The beauty of sustainability

30 Jan In conversation with Hugh Bradlow

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