I recently heard the Commissioner for Jobs and Skills Australia, David Turvey, give a speech that began ‘How do we blow up the entire education system?’ As tempting as that may be, for some of us on some days (!), I thought I’d try to turn this around into a couple...
Farewell Associate Professor Mitch Parkes has decided to retire, effective 5 January 2024. We wish Mitch well in his retirement and travels with Gen. Mitch began work at UNE in the School of Education in 1999 and five years ago was seconded to the Teaching...
Hi everyone, 2023 has been a big year in the Teaching and Learning Space. When I started acting in this role in May 2022, I was advised that we should anticipate a decline in our numbers, but a recovery was anticipated in 2024-2025. Ever an optimist, I review...
I intended this final newsletter for 2023 to provide an opportunity to review the Universities Accord report. No such luck. In lieu, I perused the transcript of the 2023 Bradley Oration delivered by Professor Peter Høj AC, in honour of the late Emeritus Professor...
Guest post by Dr Sarah Lawrence, Head of Department, Literatures, Languages and Cultures One of the questions that many academics rarely stop to ask themselves is why it is they are academics in the first place. We may have versions of an answer that speak to the...
Image: Baby shower for Kirra Smith, Course Manager, Curriculum and Academic Management, who is now on Maternity Leave. Farewell Associate Professor Margaret Brooks departed UNE on 12 September 2023. Margaret was an integral part of the Early Childhood team...
The big move Other Deans have advised me that the two things you should never do is change parking requirements or ask academics to move offices. Happily, I cannot see any future decision-making regards to the former but the latter was decided and advised by EBE...
After a year acting as HASSE’s Associate Dean - Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor Nathan Wise has been appointed full-time to the role. UNE Communications sat down with Nathan and spoke with him about his new role. How did the arc of your career bring you...
Dr Wyatt Moss-Wellington recently joined UNE as Senior Lecturer in Digital Storytelling and Writing. UNE Communications sat down with Wyatt and asked him about his new role. How did the arc of your career bring you to UNE? Before I started doing scholarly work, I...
HASSE's Research Futures Summit will be held on October 9-10 Oct 2023. The summit aims to generate strategic discussions about the cutting edge of research in HASSE disciplines, and thinking together about how new directions in our respective fields are shaping...
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