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15 Mar Dawn of the ‘polymath’ student

Academics, Creativity, HECG, Higher Education, Innovation, Teaching, Technology, University Graduates, University Students by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON There seems to be general agreement that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will challenge existing institutions to adapt or, if not die, then quietly fade away. But there will also be new opportunities for the nimble and the shrewd to step up and make their mark. In...

15 Mar ‘Signs of restraint’ on salaries

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

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By DAVID MYTON The UK’s new higher education watchdog, the Office for Students, has been keeping an eye on vice-chancellors’ salaries and says that there are signs of pay restraint at some universities “with some vice-chancellors refusing a salary increase”. The OfS, which became operational last April with a mandate...

14 Feb Top six trends in highered

3D, Edtech, HECG, Higher Education, International education, Teaching, Technology, Universities, Work by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON Reduced return on investment for students, cuts in government spending, and “significant skills mismatches between graduates’ abilities and the jobs available” are driving six new trends in higher education, according to a new report from The Brookings Institution. Authors Emal Dusst and Rebecca Winthrop argue that...

14 Feb Breaking the barriers to research

Academics, Health, HECG, Higher Education, Medical, Medical and health research, Research, Universities by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON Research: in the words of Stephen Hawking it is “the joy of discovering something no one knew before”. It’s what most academics live for, even if they love teaching. Indeed, research informs good teaching, ensuring that what’s been taught in the classroom is at the...

22 Nov It’s prime time for 3D technology

3D, HECG, Higher Education, Innovation, Technology, Universities by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON 3D technologies are ready for the “prime time” of the higher education classroom and laboratory because they have evolved such that lecturers now have the capacity to leverage them creatively and effectively, according to D Christopher Brooks, the Director of Research at EDUCAUSE. Brooks was commenting on the findings...

07 Nov Students losing interest in politics

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By DAVID MYTON University students overwhelmingly prefer to join campus organisations that are issue-based rather than those that are traditional political party-based, according to new study from the United States. “For traditional political parties, the research … shows that old-style electioneering activities and organisations are not resonating...

31 Oct Mixed week for the humanities

Academics, HECG, Higher Education, Humanities, Research, Universities by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON “… humanities and social science research is not always valued on the public stage …’ Thus spake Alun Evans, the Chief Executive of The British Academy, commenting last week on a new £10m ($A18 million) initiative “to promote and support high quality research” in the humanities and social sciences...

18 Oct The philosophy of success

Business, Business and Industry, HECG, Higher Education, Innovation, Startups, Technology, Universities, Work by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON At first glance there may seem to be not much in common between the agora of Ancient Greece and the sparkling modern premises of a business accelerator and incubator in Wollongong. Look a little harder though and you might see where Omar Khalifa is coming from when he...

12 Oct Graduate researchers, business to benefit from new guidelines

Business, Business and Industry, HECG, Higher Education, Innovation, PhD Research, Research, Technology, Universities, University Graduates, Work by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON Across the world governments and universities have been working to develop a new model of the PhD that aligns more with national industrial, economic and social goals. Australia is now taking steps on the same path, its latest move being the release of new guidelines...

04 Oct Managing the move to AI

Artificial Intelligence, Business and Industry, HECG, Higher Education, Innovation, Skills, Universities, Work by David Myton 0 Comments

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By DAVID MYTON In the face of predictions that Artificial Intelligence and automation could see between 400 and 800 million jobs vanish by 2030, a new study contends society is “still in the driving seat” when it comes to AI’s impact on the future of work. Arguing that...

higher education Tag

15 Mar Dawn of the ‘polymath’ student

15 Mar ‘Signs of restraint’ on salaries

14 Feb Top six trends in highered

14 Feb Breaking the barriers to research

22 Nov It’s prime time for 3D technology

07 Nov Students losing interest in politics

31 Oct Mixed week for the humanities

18 Oct The philosophy of success

12 Oct Graduate researchers, business to benefit from new guidelines

04 Oct Managing the move to AI

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