Research seminars
Issues & ideas in higher education
The CSHE conducts a fortnightly research and policy seminar in the series Ideas and Issues in Higher Education. These seminars are open to any member of the University and public and are designed to stimulate discussion and reflection in relation to higher education. Topics range from theory and history of universities, to public policy issues, to questions of university leadership and management, to improving teaching and learning. The seminar series is designed to push the boundaries forward in research and conceptual thinking about universities, to keep abreast of global developments and comparisons in higher education, and to move ahead of impending changes (e.g. the measurement of ‘impact’ in research), while at the same time providing space for reflection on longer term and fundamental issues (e.g. what is the relevance of Newman’s ‘Idea of a University’ or Clark Kerr’s ‘Multiversity’ today?)
The seminars draw on a range of presenters from inside and outside the university, including international visitors, and vary in style from paper presentations on current research and scholarship to panels and debates. The seminar format is a crisp presentation followed by ample time for discussion among those present, which is often a highlight.
- 8 March 2012 Ideas and Issues in Higher Education seminar: A Comparison of Quality Assurance Policies in Japanese and Australian Higher Education, Kazuhiro Sugimoto, Center for the Advancement of Higher Education, Tohoku University [12.30-2pm Barbara Falk room, CSHE]
- 16 April 2012 Ideas and Issues in Higher Education seminar: Quality 'versus' equity: Admissions policy, practices, and higher education equity targets, Tim Pitman, University of Western Australia [12.30-2pm Barbara Falk room, CSHE]
- 4 June 2012 Ideas and Issues in Higher Education seminar: The Knowledge Question: Disciplines, Interdisciplinarity, and Institutional Change, Lyn Yates, Peter Woelert, Victoria Millar and Kate O'Connor, University of Melbourne [12.30-2pm Barbara Falk room, CSHE]
The Ideas & Issues in Higher Education seminars are normally held from 12.30-2.00 pm every second Monday in the Barbara Falk Room in the CSHE Building, First Floor, 715 Swanston St.
Members of the University interested in giving a seminar in the CSHE series on Ideas and Issues in Higher Education should contact Professor Simon Marginson with an outline of their proposal - s.marginson@unimelb.edu.au
Archive of past seminar series:
2011 'Issues and Ideas in Higher Education' seminars
2010 'Issues and Ideas in Higher Education' seminars
2009 'Issues and Ideas in Higher Education' seminars
2008 'Issues and Ideas in Higher Education' seminars
2007 'Issues and Ideas in Higher Education' seminars
Occasional Research & Policy Seminars
In addition to the regular fortnightly seminars on Ideas and Issues in Higher Education, the CSHE holds Occasional Research and Policy Seminars at varying times. Some of these seminars are led by international visitors at the CSHE. These seminars are open to any member of the University and public and are designed to stimulate discussion and reflection in relation to higher education, on a broad range of topics. The normal seminar format is a crisp presentation followed by discussion among those present.
The Occasional Research and Policy Seminars seminars are held in the Barbara Falk Room in the CSHE Building, First Floor, 715 Swanston St, unless otherwise noted.
Members of the University interested in organizing or presenting within the Occasional Research and Policy Seminars should contact Professor Simon Marginson - s.marginson@unimelb.edu.au with an outline of their proposal.
- 12 May 2011 Research and Policy Seminar: The Changing Social Ecology of U.S. Higher Education, Professor Emeritus Deane Neubauer, University of Hawaii and Senior Consultant to the East-West Center, USA [12.30-2pm Barbara Falk room, CSHE] (Slides)
Archive of past seminar series:
2010 Occasional Research & Policy Seminars
2009 Occasional Research & Policy Seminars
2008 Occasional Research & Policy Seminars
2007 Occasional Research & Policy Seminars