Author Archives: AAUP Administrators

Academic Freedom   Academic freedom is the freedom to conduct research, publish research outcomes, teach and make public comment within general areas of expertise, without improper interference or restriction from governments, corporations, managerial interventions, from institutional regulation, or from public … Continue reading →

letters@smh.com.au Dear Editor, Management is not “The University” The Australian Association of University Professors (AAUP) notes with interest the ongoing debate regarding the proposed University funding overhaul, including your recent article about the support for the government proposal from UTAS: … Continue reading →

Job-ready Graduates Package — draft legislation submission https://docs.education.gov.au/node/54992

UNIVERSITIES AND NATION LEADING The impetus for the creation of a group such as the Australian Association of University Professors (AAUP) is the recognition that universities are not achieving their objectives, or that there is some confusion about what these … Continue reading →

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De-funding the Universities: Dismantling Menzies’ Legacy “Many tyrannical regimes have fostered science, but no tyrannical regimes have fostered those faculties of universities that deal with human affairs, sociology, and those fields of thought where criticism of tyranny is likely to … Continue reading →

* the current financial state of universities and what is needed to turn it around AAUP Council: The current crisis offers the opportunity for a fundamental rethink and a fresh start. AAUP is above any party politics and interested in … Continue reading →

Support for International Students during the COVID-19 Crisis The Australian Association of University Professors (AAUP) is asking Vice-Chancellors who have not done so yet to urgently help the international students stranded in Australia with financial and emotional support. While some … Continue reading →

A Call For Action: Australian Professoriates, Self-Organise! Governments come and go but universities need a long-term vision. The current employability and financial misery of the higher education sector is the result of the wrong belief that universities are just another … Continue reading →

The Australian Association of University Professors invites supportfor a Senate enquiry into rebuilding the Australian university system Dear Members of the Public Dear Members of Senate The current pandemic is posing significant financial challenges for public sector universities, but the … Continue reading →