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The Australian National University is turning to digital proctoring to replace the role of a walking invigilator. But who watches the proctor, what are the risks, and what data will be collected?
Foreign students have become a huge source of income for Australia in general and the universities in particular, but critics are concerned about pressures on the institutions and on standards.
Parliament has now finished its sitting fortnight. Michelle Grattan discusses the key issues from it, including Labor’s approach to passing legislation given its weaker position in the Senate.
The worst-case scenario is that hackers still have access to the university systems via a backdoor and are siphoning off critical data as it emerges.
Most universities do, in fact, mention academic freedom in several policy documents, such as enterprise bargaining agreements and other codes of conduct.
From 2020, ANU will require students to meet co-curricular requirements alongside ATAR. This significant policy shift is meant to improve equity of access, but won’t change much.
The Paris climate deal has supposedly sent a signal to the wider world that now is the time to pull out of fossil fuel investments. Universities can set the pace – but they need to do more.
John D. Rockefeller turned in his grave when the news drifted down to Hades that the Rockefeller Brothers Fund is divesting from fossil fuel companies … even from John D’s once very own Exxon. The shrill…
The Australian National University’s decision to withdraw A$16 million in investment from seven resources companies, including gas producer Santos, has been praised by divestment campaigners and condemned…
Is the Australian National University’s decision to sell its shares in some resource companies merely tokenistic? Far from it. The outrage from the affected companies shows how much influence universities…
Researchers at Australian National University - collaborating with Dartmouth University in the US - have discovered a group…
ANU has become the first Australian member of Massive Open Online Course provider edX, with ANU professor and Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt to teach one of ANU’s first online courses. edX is owned jointly…
Australian National University has received $50 million for scholarships from entrepreneur and philanthropist Graham Tuckwell and his wife Louise. The donation is the largest ever by an Australian citizen…
Large lecture theatres are disappearing and will soon be gone from university campuses say Australian vice-chancellors. The trend is evidenced by the major campus upgrade being undertaken by the University…
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Vice chancellor, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral research fellow, RMIT University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Finance, President, UWA Academic Staff Association, The University of Western Australia
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Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, University of New England
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Associate Director of Future Technologies, RMIT University
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education and Students), University of Technology Sydney
