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Outgoing ANU boss predicts greater role for private colleges
A 20-year horizon on higher education will be very different from today, says Brian Schmidt, who revealed his role behind Christopher Pyne’s “fixer” moment.
- Julie Hare
Unscripted: Griffith’s assessment plan to combat cheating
Griffith University’s oral assessment program aims to deter plagiarism and rote learning.
- Sian Powell
- Analysis
- AFR Reports
Winning strategy: Taking the honeypot away from cybercriminals
Comment provided by the joint winner of the Emerging Leadership award, UNSW.
- Dr Katharine Kemp
- Analysis
- AFR Reports
Winning strategy: Rethinking the path to climate adaptation
Comment contributed by the joint winner of the Emerging Leadership category, Griffith University.
- Johanna Nalau
Winning strategy: Uni of Tasmania makes climate change accessible
Comment provided by the winner of the Community Engagement Award, the University of Tasmania.
- Chloe Lucas
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August 2023
Climate change: Our kids have some questions
The Curious Climate Schools flips the normal model of science communication by asking students what they want to know about climate change.
- Alexandra Cain
Conduits for change, unis prove their worth
This year’s winners of the AFR Higher Education Awards have three things in common: creativity, impact and social good.
- Julie Hare
- Analysis
- AFR Reports
Winning strategy: Bringing education opportunities to prisoners
Comment provided by the winners of the Equity and Access category at the University of Southern Queensland.
- Professor Jim Nyland
- Analysis
- AFR Reports
Winning strategy: Following your passion as a vocation
Comment provided by the winner of the Employability Award at Griffith University,
- Diana Tolmie
- Analysis
- AFR Reports
Winning strategy: A proven tool for faster student assessment
Comment provided by the winners of the Teaching and Learning Excellence category at Griffith University.
- Danielle Logan-Fleming and Popi Sotiriadou
- Analysis
- AFR Reports
Winning strategy: Bringing AI to the task of medical imaging
Comment provided by the winner of the Research Commercialisation Award, the University of Sydney.
- Patrick Brennan
- Analysis
- AFR Reports
Winning strategy: Collaboration leads the way in industry engagement
Comment provided by the winner of the Industry Engagement award, QUT.
- Sara Couperthwaite
- Opinion
- University
The judging panel for the 2023 awards
Here are the judges for the 2023 AFR Higher Education Awards.
- Julie Hare
Beyond patents: How to turn research into social impact
This company is hunting for programmers to recast medical imaging and disease detection in the same way that Uber and Airbnb have transformed ride sharing and tourism.
- Agnes King
Emerging leaders tackle climate and data threats
A leader in developing strategies to keep communities safe in a changing climate is one of the joint winners.
- Nina Hendy
Studying music goes well beyond the classroom
Music students benefit from greater vocational direction and are finding new career opportunities.
- Nicki Bourlioufas
QUT partnership fuels renewables expansion
A partnership between QUT and industry leads the way with critical mineral production
- Sian Powell
How this university won from educating prisoners
The University of Southern Queensland is offering education opportunities to 483 incarcerated students.
- Christopher Niesche
Unis change the world, says award-winner Schmidt
Professor Brian Schmidt, the only Nobel Laureate to head an Australian university, has been awarded this year’s AFR Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to research and higher education.
- Julie Hare
June 2023
Setting a new direction for higher education
Opportunities for transformational change and reshaping higher education
April 2023
The search is on for Australia’s best universities
Entries open this week for the 2023 Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards.
- Julie Hare
November 2022
AFR Higher Education Awards show universities at their creative best
The winners and finalists of the 2022 AFR higher education awards show their pursuit of knowledge, creativity and resilience are undiminished by hard times.
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- Julie Hare
Battery technology wins award for research commercialisation
UQ’s Pure Battery Technologies is a winner with its environmentally friendly process for producing materials for electric vehicle batteries.
- Nina Hendy
QUT is a winner with Design Robotics
Queensland University of Technology wins the industry engagement category with Design Robotics.
- NIna Hendy
UniSuper has redoubled support for unis during tough times
UniSuper has always been a source of support for the nation’s higher education sector, especially during hard times, says chief executive Peter Chun.
- Mark Eggleton
