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Is there need for much more innovation in higher education in Australia?

Is higher education sufficiently innovative? You’d think that with universities crammed full of society’s most intelligent people they would be [...]

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When it comes to fee rises, universities should be careful what they wish for

All Australian universities charge domestic students exactly the same tuition fee for the same course. This is not surprising. The [...]

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An unstoppable wave of change and innovation looms large on the horizon

Recently I wrote that the future had arrived and it was time higher education got serious about change.
I cited Sebastian [...]

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Council and university working together for the good of the local community

In this latest guest blog posting  The City of Ryde Mayor, Councillor Artin Etmekdjian,  describes how the Council and Macquarie [...]

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A blank page, plenty of resources: what would your future university look like?

In this latest guest post, Macquarie Graduate School of Management’s Professor John Croucher – one of Australia’s most prominent statisticians [...]

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Why we shouldn’t be scared about the caps coming off student numbers

In the latest of a series of guest posts Macquarie University’s Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor John [...]

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From skills to expertise: the life-long learning graduate of the future

In a recent post I began a list of the generic skills which I believe all graduates should possess. This [...]

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Confronting society’s biggest challenges with Macquarie University’s PACE

Last month this blog posed the question “What are the most important skills our graduates ought to possess?” following the [...]

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Lighthouse shines as a beacon for all those who want to publish an ebook

In the latest of a series of guest posts SHARON KERR, Manager of Macquarie University Accessibility Services, discusses the benefits [...]

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The future has arrived and now is the time to get serious about change

Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) is a self-described living laboratory for fundamental change in higher education. Its [...]

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