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1 décembre 2015

ERC 2016 grant competition for mid-career researchers opens

The European Research Council (ERC) has opened the next competition for its Consolidator Grants. More than 600 million Euro is earmarked for an estimated 335 grants. The deadline for submission of research proposals is 2 February 2016.
ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent individual researchers who have 7 to 12 years of experience since the completion of their PhD, and are consolidating their own independent research team. Applicants must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposals. More...

1 décembre 2015

Stand Up Against Racism video

By Andrew MacDonald. The recent terrorist attacks around the world have given the impetus to a range of fringe groups who have attempted to link Islam to terrorism and espouse ludicrous, stereotypical, broad-brush statements – statements and comments that do nothing more than create fear and distort the facts. More...

1 décembre 2015

Unions led the way on workplaces acting on domestic violence

By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union today welcomed the call by the employer-led group, Male Champions of Change (MCC) for all leaders to ‘play their part’ in reducing the prevalence and impact of domestic and family violence. More...

1 décembre 2015

MEDIA ALERT: 2015 NTEU Lecture, featuring Terry O’Gorman

By Andrew MacDonald. The advancement and preservation of civil liberties in the age of terror will be examined during the 2015 NTEU Lecture, featuring Terry O’Gorman. More...

1 décembre 2015

Senate must stand up for students and the reputation of Australian tertiary education

By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union is urging Senators to stand up for student interests and the reputation of Australian higher education, as they prepare to consider two important pieces of legislation this week.
In the wake of the latest scandals involving for-profit vocational education and training (VET) providers, the Senate is due to debate the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015, and the Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015. More...

1 décembre 2015

Investigating research institutes (Advocate 22 03)

By Sarah Roberts. At one of the recent all-staff meetings at UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), people were asked to describe some of their experiences working under fixed-term employment conditions. With tears in her eyes, one woman described the anxiety-inducing experience of rolling part-time, three-month contracts. More...

1 décembre 2015

Round 7 bargaining in universities (Advocate 22 03)

By Sarah Roberts. As part of 2015 NTEU National Council, a one-day conference was held to discuss and determine claims and strategy for Round 7 bargaining in Australian higher education institutions. More...

1 décembre 2015

Zimbabwe: A tough road for unionist lecturers (Advocate 22 03)

By Matthew McGowan. Life in Zimbabwe is much harder for working people than in Australia, notwithstanding the attacks we currently face. A recent Supreme Court ruling in Zimbabwe has significantly undermined employment protections resulting in tens of thousands of workers facing termination as a result. More...

1 décembre 2015

Not waving, drowning: Academic workloads & autonomy (Advocate 22 03)

By Helena Spyrou. On 22 September, NTEU held the second in our 2015 Expert Seminar series on academic workloads. The live streamed seminar examined the problems and possibilities of fairly regulating academic workloads. More...

1 décembre 2015

Another day, another VET FEE HELP rip-off

By Paul Kniest. Since writing the story entitled “The case against the deregulation of tertiary education” in the November 2015 edition of the Advocate and the NTEU’s submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into VET-FEE HELP (Submission No.1), more stories continue to emerge about the rorts and rip-offs by private for-profit vocational education and training (VET) providers. More...

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