Key External Links
The following websites provide access to information on higher education policy, current awareness and development, and a broad range of resources to support teaching and learning.
Association for the Study of Higher Education, USA
Australian Council for Educational Research
The Australian Higher Education Supplement
Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA)
The Boston College Center for International Higher Education
Campus Review (newspaper via Library access)
Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, Netherlands
Comparative and International Education Society, USA
Consortium of Higher Education Researchers, Europe
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Higher Education
Includes policy information, reports, updates, statistics and useful links.
Education Network Australia (EdNA) Higher Education
Includes higher education resources, resources and updates.
Education Portal: Higher Education (Australian Government)
Lists news and events, and provides access to resources by topic.
HE Info: a Weekly Update on the Happenings in Higher Education Policy (University of New England).
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc. (HERDSA)
International Educational Policy Institute, Virginia USA, Canada, Australia
Learning and Teaching Performance Fund
Learning Designs: Information and Communication Technologies and Their Role in Flexible Learning
Australian University Teaching Committee (AUTC) project that creates generic and reusable resources for academics to use in their own learning settings.
Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (via Library access)
Our Universities: Backing Australia’s Future
Presents the Federal Government’s blueprint for higher education reform.
Ranking of Higher Education Institutions (AUQA)
(An updated, public version of the AUQA report written for those working in quality assurance in higher education both within Australia and internationally)
Research and Occasional Papers from the Center for Studies in Higher Education at University of California, Berkeley
Documents include working papers, original research studies, and reflective essays in the higher education filed. Links to full text provided.
Review of Australian Higher Education
Links to the 2008 major review of Australia's higher education system.
A helpful and practical website for sessional teachers and those supporting them.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education, Academic Ranking Of World Universities
Society for Research into Higher Education, UK
Teaching and Educational Development Institute (TEDI, University of Queensland)
Includes links to teaching and learning resources developed by TEDI.
Teaching Large Classes Project (University of Queensland for AUTC)
A useful resource for academics and course coordinators involved in the teaching or management of large classes.
The Boston College Center for International Higher Education
Times Higher Education Supplement (via Library subscription)
UNESCO Higher Education
Links to important UNESCO initiatives, networks and publications in higher education.