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University of Melbourne rated best in Australia in global rankings report | Australian universities | The Guardian

University of Melbourne rated best in Australia in global rankings report | Australian universities | The Guardian | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Times Higher Eduction ranks university as 37th in the world, with five other Australian schools in top 100
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Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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February 2, 2016 4:33 PM
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Five ways to improve leadership in universities

Five ways to improve leadership in universities | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Troubled times call for strong leaders – so with tough challenges ahead, higher education needs to be looking forward
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February 28, 1:30 AM
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Should unis ditch group assignments?

Should unis ditch group assignments? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Opposition education spokesperson Julian Leeser says universities should get rid of group assignments, branding them ‘unfair’.
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February 15, 5:06 PM
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The peer review system is breaking down. Here’s how we can fix it

The peer review system is breaking down. Here’s how we can fix it | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Peer review is so integral to the scholarly system that research would grind to a halt without it.
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January 29, 6:40 PM
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Health courses the most popular area of study for Australian university students in 2026, as IT enrolments fall

Health courses the most popular area of study for Australian university students in 2026, as IT enrolments fall | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Data from the country's tertiary admissions centres shows health courses are again the most popular area of study for university students in 2026.
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January 26, 6:47 PM
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At 15, my world was upended. This was a lesson I’ll never forget

At 15, my world was upended. This was a lesson I’ll never forget | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
An English teacher taught me three simple rules. In the age of fake news, they have served me well.
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December 14, 2025 6:43 PM
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Stop Trying to Make the Humanities ‘Relevant’

Stop Trying to Make the Humanities ‘Relevant’ | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it.
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November 23, 2025 5:51 PM
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One university boosted gender diversity in advanced maths by over 30% in 5 years – here’s how

One university boosted gender diversity in advanced maths by over 30% in 5 years – here’s how | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A lack of gender diversity in maths means technologies such as AI and quantum computing are mainly designed by – and for – men.
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November 1, 2025 12:22 PM
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The Next Era of the American University

The Next Era of the American University | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close.
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October 31, 2025 1:04 AM
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Gisborne Girls’ High principal Jan Kumar to retire after 38 years in education

Gisborne Girls’ High principal Jan Kumar to retire after 38 years in education | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Gisborne Girls’ High School principal Jan Kumar will retire at the year’s end after starting her career there teaching science in 1987. Kumar says sh
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October 22, 2025 5:31 PM
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There are new plans to fix how universities will run. But will they work?

There are new plans to fix how universities will run. But will they work? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare says, ‘if you don’t think there are challenges in university governance, you’ve been living under a rock’.
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October 20, 2025 6:06 PM
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Why Are More Retirees Going Back to College?

Why Are More Retirees Going Back to College? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
At Arizona State University, residents pay about $500,000 in entrance fees to live on campus and take classes alongside undergraduates.
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October 14, 2025 6:00 PM
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Abuse in schools: Why we need to get tough with boys

Abuse in schools: Why we need to get tough with boys | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A student threatened to come to the teacher’s house and rape her. He was not suspended.
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October 6, 2025 5:43 PM
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Our study followed Indigenous children for 15 years to understand what helps them thrive

Our study followed Indigenous children for 15 years to understand what helps them thrive | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A new report follows the lives of around 1,700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the largest study of its kind.
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March 16, 6:04 PM
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Australia’s universities have found themselves in crisis. But it has been decades in the making

Australia’s universities have found themselves in crisis. But it has been decades in the making | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Rather than a set of teaching and learning relationships, universities have become a bunch of metrics to be gamed. Unwinding these systems will take effort
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February 18, 8:40 PM
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‘Not met their duty of care’: new report finds racism is widespread at Australian unis

‘Not met their duty of care’: new report finds racism is widespread at Australian unis | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
What is happening with racism on Australian campuses? And what can be done to fix it?
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February 3, 8:22 PM
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Regulating Islamic education can strengthen trust and authority, if religious scholars lead the way

Regulating Islamic education can strengthen trust and authority, if religious scholars lead the way | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The question is not whether Islam belongs in Australia. It’s how religious authority is situated in a society that values freedom, accountability and civic trust.
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January 29, 6:20 PM
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Is AI schooling the future of education — or a risky bet?

Is AI schooling the future of education — or a risky bet? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Alpha School, which purports to teach children academics using AI for two hours a day, has got the support of the Trump administration, but leaves some education experts and parents unimpressed.
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January 6, 4:18 PM
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The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
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December 2, 2025 5:01 PM
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What makes a healthy and safe boarding school culture?

What makes a healthy and safe boarding school culture? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Boarding schools in Australia are diverse, and not like Hogwarts or other caricatures.
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November 11, 2025 4:28 PM
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First-in-family uni students should be recognised as disadvantaged or risk being left behind, report says.

First-in-family uni students should be recognised as disadvantaged or risk being left behind, report says. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
People without university-educated parents are 36% likely to enrol in degree, compared with 59% of students whose parents are tertiary educated
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November 1, 2025 12:21 PM
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The Slow Death of Special Education

The Slow Death of Special Education | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The government has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all children—if it ever had one.
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October 27, 2025 10:17 PM
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‘Dark Academia’ romanticises a gothic higher education aesthetic. The modern institution is ethically closer to grey

‘Dark Academia’ romanticises a gothic higher education aesthetic. The modern institution is ethically closer to grey | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Sorry, Baby and After the Hunt have put graduate research – and its ethical grey areas – on the screen.
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October 20, 2025 6:10 PM
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Work begins on UNSW's billion-dollar Canberra campus in the 'education capital'

Work begins on UNSW's billion-dollar Canberra campus in the 'education capital' | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Once complete, the new UNSW campus will be an education hub for thousands of students and staff, and is expected to provide a much-needed injection to the city's economy. 
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October 19, 2025 10:10 PM
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Trump’s Crackdown on Chinese Students Ignores a Startling New Reality.

Trump’s Crackdown on Chinese Students Ignores a Startling New Reality. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Shutting out China’s best minds will only push them into a homegrown Chinese research ecosystem that is eclipsing American universities.
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October 8, 2025 11:04 PM
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University of Melbourne rated best in Australia in global rankings report | Australian universities | The Guardian

University of Melbourne rated best in Australia in global rankings report | Australian universities | The Guardian | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Times Higher Eduction ranks university as 37th in the world, with five other Australian schools in top 100
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A Deal That Would End Universities' Independence

A Deal That Would End Universities' Independence | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The free-speech provisions of the so-called compact are an exercise in contradiction.
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