La théologie a pourtant constitué la matrice de l’Université née en France entre 1200 et 1231 sur la base de la faculté de Notre Dame à Paris par la volonté des scholares parisiens, du roi Philippe Auguste et des papes Innocent III et Grégoire IX. Les statuts de l’Université de Paris, promulgués en 1215, ont permis la création de 4 facultés (Arts, Théologie, Médecine, Droit canon). Voir l'article...

James Baldwin, the author, playwright and social critic, whose life is depicted in the remarkable 2016 film I Am Not Your Negro, once said: “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” Alongside Baldwin’s commentary, the work of Hannah Arendt teaches us about the “banality of evil”: that everyday, ordinary people are capable of acts of barbarity, cruelty and injustice if the leaders and circumstances around them normalise those behaviours. More...

Universities will feel some funding pain in years to come, as the budget reveals government plans to save A$2.8 billion over the five years from 2016-17 by reforming the higher education system. More...

The government’s changes to higher education will put a damaging financial strain on regional universities catering to a different cohort of students, and make it difficult for all universities to deliver to their full economic benefit, vice-chancellors warn. More...

Games involve rules, points, systems, as well as a theme or storyline and can be massively fun and engaging. And there is an increasing body of research that shows “gamification” – where other activities are designed to be like a game – can be successful in encouraging positive changes in behaviour. More...