@CAPAPresident

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations is the peak body representing Australia's 425,000+ postgraduate students.

 Melbourne, Australia
capa.edu.au
Joined January 2013
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Opinion: If the government implements only half of the Australian Universities Accord, it will kill off postgraduate options for low-SES students, says Jesse Gardner-Russell #highered timeshighereducation.com/opi…

Australia needs the full dose of its higher education medicine

If the government implements only half of the accord, it will kill off postgraduate options for low-SES students, says Jesse Gardner-Russell 

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Opinion: Australia undermined its research ambition before the Serd ink was dry, as this week’s budget confirmed the government’s unwillingness to improve PhD students’ dismal pay, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Maxim Jon-Buckley #PhDs #highered timeshighereducation.com/opi…
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The recently released Senate report into ATEC does not make an inspiring read. Read our view on ATEC here.
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Opinion: Atec will fall short of ambition unless its independence is guaranteed, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Richard Lee timeshighereducation.com/opi…
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Groups representing some of the key antagonists in Australia’s fractious governance debate have thrashed out a joint approach to university council membership, marking a rare moment of accord in the splintered sector. timeshighereducation.com/new…

Combatants find ‘common ground’ on university governance

Representatives of chancellors, staff and students in Victoria eye doubling of elected places in rare ‘meeting of minds’

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Education and Employment Legislation Committee - Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers - 08/09/2025 (Sydney) #Hansard transcript @ATNUnis @AusGovEducation @CAPAPresident @IRUAustralia @RegUniNet @UOW @westernsydneyu bit.ly/4nrxZQ9
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POLICY BRIEF: Sharing research training program funding across universities to strengthen Indigenous HDR supervision and completions, by Profs Maria Raciti & @BronFredericks, @ARC_IFC, 08 Oct 2025, indigenous-futures.org/image…, pp. 1-5. #research #HDR #Researchers #ResearchTraining
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Are these the happiest PhD students in the world? We spoke with Nature on why Australian PhD candidates are some of the happiest in the world, but also some of the most underpaid. @UniMelb @uniaus @Nature @GroupOfEight nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Higher education was the only part of the sector which saw an increase in international student commencements this year. Growth in education and health... despite job cuts in some institutions in those areas. timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered

High-growth subjects ‘should be spared from impact of cuts’

International student demand in Australia rising in teaching, health and science and declining in business, new figures show

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5 out of 6 people believe unis prioritise profit over education with 50% expressing strong concerns. Unis must return to their core mission as public institutions. It's time to put education first! Sign the better unis pledge now: bit.ly/nteupledge
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Delighted to address #graduate reps from around #Australia at the Grad Con hosted by UQU. Attendees were interested in my reflections on higher educ & student representation in the past, inc my term as @CAPAPresident, & #highereduc & #student representation now & in the future.
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Chinese students have complained that they were misled about Australia, saying the “shocking” rise in cost of living is causing others to abandon their plans. news.com.au/finance/real-est…
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Lovely to meet with representatives from @CAPAPresident for #ScienceMeetsParliament yesterday to discuss issues close to my heart - the importance of research & ensuring that researchers are adequately supported. PHD students deserve PPL & significantly higher stipends. #SMP2023
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Its a sad truth, but this is why capa has functioned under caretaker status. honisoit.com/2023/03/capa-in… #auspol #highereducation #betterunis
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CAPA in Crisis honisoit.com/2023/03/capa-in… via @Honi_Soit @CAPAPresident @shazza9900
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Student voices silenced: they need resources to speak out. Preach! campusmorningmail.com.au/new…
Uni financial results: some look better than they want to admit campusmorningmail.com.au/new… @NTEUnion @NUS_President #highered
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“Australia needs an ambitious national vision for higher education that realigns the sector with its public service mission, and with the needs of students, staff, and wider society" @ElizaLittleton @CntrFutureWork @AlisonBarnes25 #auspol #SaveHigherEd theaustralian.com.au/higher-…
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Time for change! #EducationForAll #AusPol2022 #highereducation #postgrad #researchers @tanya_plibersek @MehreenFaruqi @NTEUnion @natsipa_edu_au @CUPUWorkers @NUS_President campusmorningmail.com.au/new…
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The next federal government can save universities, make undergraduate education free for all Australians and employ tens of thousands of staff securely by lifting the public spend on higher education to just one per cent of GDP, according to @CntrFutureWork #auspol @theheraldsun
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