Author Archives: AAUP Administrators

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 →

Context As the COVID-19 crisis hit the response of university management has had immediate and significant impacts for the equitable workloads of academic staff. As campuses were closed and courses migrated to online teaching, an enormous amount of labour was … Continue reading →

Immediate lock-down required to control COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event in living memory. Epidemics and pandemics grow exponentially. This means that a few cases today will become many cases next week if nothing effective is done. On March … Continue reading →

AAUP Executive President: Manuel B. Graeber, University of Sydney Vice President: Jillian Blackmore, Deakin University Treasurer: James Guthrie, Macquarie University Secretary: Rylee Dionigi, Charles Sturt University

https://aaupmember.org individually or by launching an AAUP Chapter at your home university (a minimum of 5 members is required). Feel free to get in touch with a member of our Executive or a Council member for more information on how to get … Continue reading →

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Preamble on Academic Freedom & The Pillars of a University (What a University should be) Following consultation with Representatives from 39 Australian Universities Approved by AAUP Council On 29 February 2020 ©AAUP Inc. The AAUP exists to ensure that academic … Continue reading →

The Australian Association of University Professors holds grave concern for the welfare of Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert of Melbourne University, now in prison in Iran. Dr Moore-Gilbert is a lecturer in Islamic Studies and received a grant from the University of … Continue reading →