The other day I was reading Sydney: The Making of a Public University by Julia Horne and Geoffrey Sherington, when I … Continued

Many years ago – I think it was when I first got elected to student council – my grandfather gave … Continued

It’s a reasonably common occurrence for academics to diss non-academic professional staff.  “They’re taking over”.  “They’re not like us”.  “They’re … Continued

Much rejoicing last Thursday when Science Minister Kirsty Duncan announced that the federal government was re-instating the funding for the Universities … Continued

So, everybody is talking about the kerfuffle at Brock: yet another presidential hire gone wrong, though this time the slamming-on-the-brakes … Continued