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Tony Adams, an international education consultant and former pro vice-chancellor for international at Macquarie University in Australia, told the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) annual conference: ‘There is almost no industry that has survived the global downturn as higher education has. That means there are boardrooms around the world saying, ‘Where can we put our money so it can survive the next crisis and we can continue to grow?’ What we are about to see is a huge private investment into international higher education.’ Times Higher Education, 22 July 2010

Denise Bradley has been appointed to oversee the establishment of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency as interim chair ahead of legislation being finalised and passed by federal parliament. Professor Bradley now has the job of leading the creation of the same national regulatory body that she recommended be established when chair of the 2008 Review of Australian Higher Education. The Australian, 9 July 2010

The University of Western Sydney is spearheading a radical change in Australian higher education with a landmark Doctor of Education that combines new approaches to doctoral education with a research program that rewards professional innovations backed up by research. UWS News, 13 July 2010

Inspiring the next generation of scientists will be the focus of an innovative education initiative – a science sub school located at the University of Melbourne, with 7 million dollars in funding announced by the Victorian Minister for Education, Ms Bronwyn Pike. The science sub school is a partnership between the Victorian Government, the University of Melbourne, led by the Bio21 Institute and the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University High School and Debney Park Secondary College.