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Government moratorium on universities welcomed
Tuesday, 16 May 2000, 3:37 pm | Association of University Staff
University staff have joined students and Vice-Chancellors in welcoming the Government’s move to place a moratorium on the number of universities in New Zealand. More >>
Stickers @ Graduation
Monday, 15 May 2000, 8:49 am | Association of University Staff
Massey University Staff have been encouraged to show their support for retaining current staffing levels on the Massey University Palmerston North campuses by wearing stickers during Graduation ceremonies. More >>
AUS Tertiary Update - Stop Press
Friday, 12 May 2000, 3:41 pm | Association of University Staff
MASSEY GOES GLOBAL The Fiji Cabinet has just announced that Massey University will set up a campus in the Western Division for local students. Massey will introduce degree and diploma courses and develop courses and programmes in consultation with ... More >>
AUS Cancels NBR subscription
Friday, 12 May 2000, 1:26 pm | Association of University Staff
AUS Executive Director, Rob Crozier, has today emailed the NBR editor and cancelled the AUS subscription in protest at the naming of the police officer involved in the recent incident at Waitara. More >>
AUS Tertiary Update Vol.3 No.11
Friday, 12 May 2000, 12:23 am | Association of University Staff
FEES BRIBE NOT ENOUGH Tertiary institutions say the Government’s offer of a 2.3 percent funding increase in exchange for a freeze on student fees next year is inadequate, but one they cannot easily refuse. Institutions have about three months to respond ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update Vol.3 No.10
Friday, 5 May 2000, 2:11 pm | Association of University Staff
MINISTER TO ADDRESS MASSEY STAFF AND STUDENTS TODAY Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education), Steve Maharey will speak at Massey University at lunchtime today about the Government's plans for tertiary education. The invitation from the ... More >>
Steve Maharey to address Massey staff and students
Thursday, 4 May 2000, 9:55 am | Association of University Staff
Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education), Steve Maharey will speak at Massey University tomorrow lunchtime [5 May] at the invitation of the Association of University Staff (AUS). Mr Maharey will address Massey staff and students about ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update Vol.3 No. 9
Friday, 14 April 2000, 1:44 pm | Association of University Staff
COMMERCIALISATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH THREATENS ACADEMIC FREEDOM Potential conflict between the principles of academic freedom and the pressures to get commercial funding for research is revealed in the report on academic freedom in New Zealand. Report ... More >>
Research freedom threatened by commercialisation
Thursday, 13 April 2000, 4:26 pm | Association of University Staff
A report on academic freedom in New Zealand, commissioned by the Association of University Staff (AUS), sees potential conflict between principles of academic freedom and pressures to get commercial funding for research. More >>
AUS Tertiary Update Vol.3 No.8
Monday, 10 April 2000, 4:10 pm | Association of University Staff
NO CERTAINTY YET ON FUNDING We will have to wait until after the Budget in June to find out the Government's intentions regarding the former Government's decisions to institute the Universal Tertiary Tuition Allowance and to severely curtail postgraduate ... More >>
TEAC Chair unreservedly welcomed
Monday, 3 April 2000, 2:57 pm | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff (AUS) unreservedly welcomes the appointment of Dr Norman Kingsbury as chair of the Tertiary Education Advisory Committee. More >>
DSIR to emerge from the ashes?
Friday, 31 March 2000, 4:27 pm | Association of University Staff
The Association for United Science (AUS) has welcomed rumours that the Government is seriously contemplating the merger of the various Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) into a new Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). More >>
AUS Tertiary Update Vol.3 No.7
Friday, 31 March 2000, 12:18 am | Association of University Staff
STRENGTHEN WHAT WE HAVE While the Association of University Staff (AUS) shares concerns expressed yesterday by farming, technology and research leaders that, without urgent action, New Zealand is at risk of continuing its loss of human capital, we disagree ... More >>
Proposal to reduce number of universities opposed
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 2:16 pm | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff (AUS) shares the concerns expressed yesterday by farming, technology and research leaders that, without urgent action, New Zealand was at risk of a continuing loss of its human capital and of falling further and ... More >>
Massey University Staff deplore V-C's actions
Monday, 27 March 2000, 10:35 am | Association of University Staff
Association of University Staff (AUS) representatives at Massey University have finished a round of consultation with members across all Massey campuses. The meetings, all of which were well-attended, determined that the Vice-Chancellor's 'repositioning' ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update, Vol.3 No.6
Thursday, 23 March 2000, 4:47 pm | Association of University Staff
MINISTRY SUBMISSION ANALYSIS CAUSES CONCERN Concern has been expressed at reports that submissions on the terms of reference for the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission (TEAC) are being analysed by Ministry of Education officials. In a letter to Associate ... More >>
AUS Tertiary Update Vol.3 No.5
Friday, 17 March 2000, 8:32 am | Association of University Staff
EMPLOYMENT BILL RAISES HOPE FOR BETTER SALARIES The Association of University Staff (AUS) has welcomed the introduction of the Employment Relations Bill, expressing the hope that the new legislation might provide an environment in which university ... More >>
University union history to be launched
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 8:39 am | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff (formerly the Association of University Teachers) is launching its published history in Parliament’s Grand Hall this evening. More >>
Multi-employer contracts possible but not certain
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 12:43 am | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff (AUS) has reacted with concern to reports that it plans to seek multi-employer contracts in the universities. More >>
University staff hope for better things
Tuesday, 14 March 2000, 8:44 am | Association of University Staff
The Association of University Staff (AUS) has today welcomed the introduction of the Employment Relations Bill, expressing the hope that the new legislation might provide an environment in which university salaries can become internationally competitive. More >>
