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University entry restrictions a matter for concern
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 9:56 am | Association of University Staff
A proposal to restrict further undergraduate student entry to the University of Auckland from 2009 has been described as unnecessarily hurried and worrying by the union representing university staff. Association of University Staff (AUS) National President, Professor ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 8:00 am | Association of University Staff
Academics not safe in Iraqi, says unionist A leading Iraqi trade unionist has told New Zealand university staff that academics in his country face daily threats to their lives, with as many as 300 professors, lecturers and researchers having lost ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 8:23 am | Association of University Staff
Hood to stand down as Oxford Vice-Chancellor Unflatteringly described in the media as beleaguered, New Zealander Dr John Hood has announced that he will not continue as the Vice-Chancellor of Britain’s illustrious Oxford University when his five-year ... More >>
AUS - Annual Conference - 26 & 27 November 2007
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:27 am | Association of University Staff
Association of University Staff ANNUAL CONFERENCE Mercure Hotel, Upper Willis Street, Wellington 26 & 27 November 2007 More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 7:41 am | Association of University Staff
Three NZ universities in top 200 Three New Zealand universities, Auckland, Otago and Canterbury, have been listed among the world’s top 200 universities in the latest series of international university rankings, but it is not all good news. ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 8:30 am | Association of University Staff
Iraqi unionist to address AUS Conference A leading Iraqi trade unionist, Abdullah Muhsin, will address the Association of University Staff Annual Conference in late November about the plight of educationalists in Iraq and the development of trade ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 6:46 am | Association of University Staff
Cracking or crumbling – staff relations hit rock bottom? The year just gets worse for the University of Auckland which continues to have its transactions aired in public, this time in a nine-page feature in the November issue of Metro magazine. ... More >>
University staff welcome Hodgson
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 3:26 pm | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff (AUS) has welcomed the announcement that Pete Hodgson has been named as the new Minister for Tertiary Education in today’s Cabinet reshuffle. He has also been named as the Minister in the allied fields of Research, ... More >>
Visit of Iraqi trade unionist - Abdullah Muhsin
Monday, 29 October 2007, 9:19 am | Association of University Staff
Iraqi trade unionist Abdullah Muhsin will be in New Zealand in late November as a guest of the Association of University Staff (AUS) and will be available for a limited number of media interviews and meetings. More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 7:34 am | Association of University Staff
New National President for AUS University of Canterbury academic Maureen Montgomery will be the next National President of the Association of University Staff following an election for the position which closed last Friday. Dr Montgomery, an associate ... More >>
University staff welcome Maharey appointment
Friday, 19 October 2007, 4:44 pm | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff (AUS) has welcomed the appointment of Steve Maharey as the next Vice-Chancellor of Massey University, saying that his appointment should benefit the entire university and tertiary education sector. More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 8:23 am | Association of University Staff
AUS General Secretary takes over top union job Association of University Staff General Secretary, Helen Kelly, has taken over the reins of the top position in this country’s trade union movement with the retirement of Ross Wilson as the President of the New ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 9:21 am | Association of University Staff
$3 million spent on employment disputes Almost $3 million was spent last year by five universities to settle employment relationship problems, according to information provided to the Association of University Staff (AUS) under the Official Information ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 8:31 am | Association of University Staff
Massey no comment on split allegations Massey University has declined to comment on a recent report of splits within its Council, with one group said to be backing the Vice-Chancellor and the other the Chancellor. Neither does it want to comment ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 9:23 am | Association of University Staff
AUS members vote to merge unions Members of the Association of University Staff have voted by a significant margin to proceed towards amalgamation with the two other main tertiary-education-sector unions, the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 10:06 am | Association of University Staff
New Zealand found wanting in international comparisons Although New Zealand has increased its investment and participation rates in tertiary education, this country continues to rank poorly internationally in its investment in tertiary education and in the ... More >>
More investment needed in tertiary education
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 12:40 am | Association of University Staff
New Zealand’s runs the risk of slipping behind other international economies if it does not increase its investment in tertiary education and research and development, according to the Association of University Staff (AUS). More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 7:04 am | Association of University Staff
University’s employment woes attract international attention Recent employment woes at the University of Auckland have attracted international attention, with the English newspaper, the Guardian, reporting three recent high-profile departures from ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 8:26 am | Association of University Staff
Sector struggling to make ends meet Public tertiary-education institutions had one of their worst financial years ever in 2006, with two-thirds of them either running at a loss or generating a surplus below government guidelines. An analysis by Education ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 11:45 am | Association of University Staff
Union members to vote on amalgamation proposal Union members at the country’s tertiary-education organisations will begin voting next week to determine whether or not the three predominant unions in the sector will amalgamate to form a single, new, tertiary-education-sector ... More >>
