Twelve technologies set to revolutionise higher education in Australia...and beyond
Report identifies emerging technologies likely to have an impact on teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary institutions across Australia
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Art book put on hold after row over ideas
Publication of a new book in a popular series on Irish studies has been put on hold amid allegations that the author based the work on the ideas of a former PhD student in his department. Michael...
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News in brief
United StatesRavages of ageingA US university system is facing soaring costs for pensions and retired employees' healthcare that are putting pressure on officials to raise tuition fees still further...
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Cardiff dean's laboratory under investigation once again after fresh misconduct allegations
Cardiff University is to investigate multiple fresh allegations of research misconduct relating to papers produced in the laboratory of its dean of medicine.
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10 truths a PhD supervisor will never tell you
There are some important dos and don’ts to bear in mind when choosing someone to oversee your doctoral thesis, advises Tara Brabazon
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Perth
The jailing of two students in Singapore for consuming cannabis at an end-of-exams party in Perth could damage Australia's image in Asia, according to Curtin University deputy vice-chancellor John...
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Campus Review: Low entry scores will not hit standards, say v-cs
By Jennifer Bennett for Campus Review
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Campus Review: Conflicts of interest are not transparent, Australian study finds
By Susan Woodward for Campus Review
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Give cash back as tax credits, says expert
University graduates in England and Australia pay far more in tax during their working lives than the cost of their education and therefore should not be charged for their studies, an English...
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Energy boost
Tony Owen is to lead University College London's first outpost Down Under - an institution that might help save our world
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Swansea University, University of Chester
Swansea UniversityAlan Finlayson, reader in the department of politics and international relations, has been awarded a grant of more than ?100,000 by the Leverhulme Trust to investigate how...
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Australians call for boycott after government 'attack'
Australian academics are considering boycotting committees that report to the federal Government. The National Tertiary Education Union will consider the call for a boycott after an appeal from an...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesPrivate loans on the increaseStudents are taking out private loans in the US before exhausting avenues for federal financial support, according to a report. An analysis of US Department...
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Here's hoping for a fairer share
On average, graduates pay more tax than the national average. So, too, do McDonalds' franchises. If generation of tax revenue justifies degree subsidies, as Tim Curtin claims, state aid to burger...
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Tara Brabazon: The end of ‘shhhhh’ in the library
In a time of shrinking funding, librarians’ savvy use of time- and space-shifting podcasts can aid diverse groups of students and scholars and highlight valuable resources, argues Tara Brabazon