News • August 2023
The Noticeboard | August update
Welcome to the Noticeboard, a monthly update with news, jobs and opportunities from around the sector. This is a great place to let people know you’re hiring, hosting an event or working on a collaborative project. Sign up for The Noticeboard and receive DASSH updates. If you have anything you’d like to share with members… Continue Reading»
News • July 2023
Welcome NOADD Leaders
The Network of Associate and Deputy Deans welcomes its new Special Interest Group Leaders Associate Professor Gail Crimmins, University of the Sunshine Coast, Associate Professor Sandra Phillips, Western Sydney University and Professor Craig Batty, UniSA. Convenor Professor Andrea Rizzi leads the Network. The Network has been revitalised over recent months thanks to the energy of… Continue Reading»
News • July 2023
Universities Accord Interim Report
The Australian Universities Accord Interim Report has identified five priority recommendations for immediate action which the Government has committed to implement. The Panel has also identified more than 70 areas for consideration in the final report. Many of the ideas raised by the Panel reflect the tone and ambition of the recommendations put forward in… Continue Reading»
News • July 2023
Member workshop
DASSH Members made their priorities clear when we asked what your long-term vision is for the higher education sector as part of the Universities Accord consultation process. We want to cement this by collating practical suggestions that will help bring about change. Around 25 DASSH Members got together in Melbourne in July and contributed ideas in… Continue Reading»
News • May 2023
ABC News interview: JRG not working
DASSH President Nick Bisley spoke to ABC News along with UA CEO Catriona Jackson and Professor Andrew Norton. There is growing proof Job-Ready Graduates is not changing student preferences. Read the article here.
News • May 2023
2023 Federal Budget statement
DASSH welcomes moves to improve financial support for students in the 2023-24 Federal Budget. While the federal government has had to balance a cost of living crisis against budget repair more support is needed to increase equity and access for vulnerable students.
News • March 2023
Policy Research Officer opportunity
Do you know an up and coming policy researcher looking to build on their experience and expand their networks? DASSH is looking for a PhD student or recent graduate to work on our Universities Accord submission. Read the position description here and share it with your networks!
News • February 2023
Humanities, arts and social sciences grads in demand
Humanities, arts and social sciences graduate employment outcomes skyrocketed in 2022 according to the annual QILT Graduate Outcome Survey. Read our statement here.
News • November 2022
Humanities and sciences collaborate to solve ‘wicked problems’ through research
READ President Professor Catharine Coleborne and Professor Melissa Brown, President Australian Council of Deans of Science write on the importance of disciplinary collaboration to solve ‘wicked problems’.
News • October 2022
Why the federal government must ditch Jobs Ready Graduates now
READ President Nick Bisley’s opinion piece which appeared in EduResearch Matters calling for the scrapping of the JRG.
News • October 2022
Graduate outcomes for arts, social science and humanities students on the up
READ Employment outcomes of students enrolled in degrees in arts, social sciences and humanities have risen to 89.6 per cent – an increase of 25 percentage points. This figure challenges the assumptions behind the Federal Government’s Job-Ready Graduates package.
News • August 2022
DASSH welcomes ARC review
READ President Catharine Coleborne’s statement on the Federal Education Minister’s Letter of Expectation to the Australian Research Council and its impending review.