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There’s a lot of prestige to volunteering at the Olympics – working Tuesday mornings at the Salvo shop may not offer the same rewards. London 2012

Volunteering at the Olympics is a thrill, but will it last?

By Leonie Lockstone-Binney, Victoria University

Without volunteers, the Olympics would be a disaster. But will the “Games Makers” – the army of 70,000 Olympic and Paralympic volunteers – stimulate a spirit of volunteerism in and beyond London? Volunteering…
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The way tourism companies in the Blue Mountains engage in corporate social responsibility changes depending on whether they are owner-managed or not. Flickr/nosha

Corporate social responsibility: how active is the Australian tourism industry?

By Christina Barton, University of Technology, Sydney

“Corporate social responsibility” (CSR) isn’t just a term used by blue chip corporations to give them a more caring image. It’s a principle being adopted by thousands of small and medium-sized tourism…
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The university funding system discourages research on volunteers like these men who are risking their lives to help their community. Flickr/Rob Down Under

In universities obsessed with research here’s what falls between the cracks

By Bronwen Dalton, University of Technology, Sydney

In Australian universities at the moment research is everything. They obsess over the rankings in the new ERA system which measures research performance. For academics publishing in the top journals isn…

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