The current issue of Australian Universities’ Review (AUR) is the result of the hard work of guest editors and 13 authors of eight papers who between them sought to offer ‘…an active commitment to achieving change directly, in our workplaces, our communities and in the current political climate…’. More...

When we first started working in academia, we were confused about workload measurement in EFTSLs. It took us a while to figure out the effective full-time student load for an hour-long lecture to 150 people was the same as six hour-long tutorials. How absurd! So, no wonder we were feeling under the pump. More...

At Science Meets Policymakers in August, people discussed and offered input on two main areas: managing and making sense of the forest of environmental information available, and developing a long-term science and innovation strategy for Australia. More...

Over 23,000 Turkish academics have either lost their jobs at universities when their contracts were terminated, or were dismissed from their positions, or the universities where they worked were closed down by the Government since September 2016, according to the BBC report in July 2017 one year on from the failed coup. More...

The Kathmandu valley is rapidly developing, sprawling out into the Himalayan foothills, but despite enormous population growth only two public schools have opened in the last ten years. Yet there are many more schools. Unfortunately, these are low-fee for-profit private schools, registered as company schools, and offering ‘one size fits all’ schooling to those that can pay and get to the schools. More...

Social Media almost invariably gets a Bad Press. People in positions of power and influence find it hard to say anything good about it. Print journos, of course, can often be selectively scathing, particularly if they think it is costing them their jobs. However, if one can ignore the mindless trolls (of whom there are too many), just occasionally one comes across a positive use of social media. More...

Yes, it is that time of the year again. With the jacaranda blossoms falling, students looking anxious and the expanding army of casual academics wondering whether they will get contracts for next year, I headed off on my annual trip to Tamworth. It is always interesting to meet Cal d’Aria, the inspirational vice-chancellor, president and now beloved supreme leader of feisty little Tamworth University. More...

The second NTEU State of the Uni survey was conducted in May/June 2017. It is part of an ambitious project to build longitudinal information about university staff attitudes to the higher education sector, their university, their working conditions, and unions in the university workplace. More...

In the current round of Enterprise Bargaining negotiations, any proposed improvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment clauses and targets is being met with resistance by some in university management. More...

In 2017, the annual National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Forum headed north to warmer climes for the first time. It was truly a joy for all staff and delegates to go to Brisbane and be hosted by the QLD Division while enjoying three days of discussion, culture and caucus bonding. More...