In Features this morning

Merlin Crossley (UNSW) on teaching awards – hard to decide but way worth the effort. “As I’ve become more aware of the achievements of my university’s teachers, I’ve come to appreciate their special talents and contributions more and more,” the DVC E writes.

and Frank Larkins (Uni Melbourne) crunches the numbers on uni staff losses. They aren’t as big as reported – but casuals still bore the brunt.

with Angel Calderon (RMIT) on why ratifying the global convention on qualification recognition makes sense for Australia. (It could help here on recognition of prior learning and credit transfer between states and institutions.)