Future Campus

13/11/2025

We talk a lot about leadership in the tertiary sector and about leaders. But what makes a good one?

There are plenty of textbook answers, but not a lot hold water if you try to build consensus or even a broad common understanding between students, staff on the picket line, retirees writing furious letters about the state of the sector and those few who breathe rarified air from the Vice-Chancellor or CEO chair.

At Future Campus, we know the best leaders are not necessarily those in the news, or those who are top of mind – although of course, they may be. Which is why we want your help.

That's why we are producing the 26 to watch in '26 feature to be released on 1 December. It is not just a list of individuals, contentious inevitably for those who are off it as much as those who make it in. It is a catalyst to more discussions about what good leadership looks like and why.

We are looking for your input, with a four-minute survey asking you for insights into who you think is most influential and the issues they must address in the year to come.

There's more info below, but in the meantime, you will find our four minute leadership survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HELeaders26

We talk about leadership in the tertiary sector and about leaders. But what makes a good one?

24/10/2025

A quick wrap of key news from the past week in Australian HE.

The week in HE

08/09/2025

01/09/2025

Insights into a draft national health and medical research strategy

21/08/2025

Key news from the week in higher education from the redoubtable Stephen Matchett in today's Future Campus.

15/08/2025

Australian universities continue to decline in the ARWU rankings, out today . Australia's ratings expert Angel Calderon looks at the latest results and what they mean for institutions and the nation.

13/08/2025

The Productivity Commission calls for a national system to recognise skills, “improving our education systems will not be enough,” is the main message.

Australia needs a Commonwealth-wide database; “to better understand possible tertiary education pathways, making decisions about the allocation of credit more transparent and providers more accountable.”

13/08/2025

The 2020-22 decline in HE spending as a share of GDP was the largest since data was first collected in the early 1990s, demonstrating why Australia underperforms on R&D compared to global competitors, the University of Melbourne’s Frank Larkins reports.

13/08/2025

Understanding how to tell a story, engage and audience and build impact through the way you choose, edit and use images has never been more important for anyone working in higher ed.

Neil Bennett has had an amazing career in photography and visual storytelling across multiple countries and will present a masterclass at HE FEST on 19 September.

Neil has just been named a finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize for his picture of didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton. The workshop should be epic - it's called Image isn't everything - but it can be.

Tickets are limited - https://hefest.com.au/registration/

06/08/2025

Reaction to the Albanese Government's latest approach to controlling international student numbers.