Media release: ACDS response to the Universities Accord Posted in Media Releases, News, Research, Teaching and Learning, WIL on April 12, 2023 by Glenda Key. The ACDS has made a submission to the Australian Universities Accord, providing a unique national perspective for University Science. The ACDS submission focusses on the following areas:1.3 The Nature and Purpose of Australian Higher Education3.1 Quality Teaching Delivering Quality Learning3.4 A System that delivers new Knowledge, Innovation and Capability3.9 Investment and Affordability Among the 12 recommendations made by the ACDS is a call for the dismantling the Job Ready Graduates Package and the establishment of a governance structure that enables oversight and better coordination of all research schemes and ensures the right balance of discovery and research translation. Other recommendations include the establishment of a National body for teaching innovation along with recommendations regarding Work Integrated Learning; Research Training and Development and a call to action to ensure that research-informed teaching continues to be enshrined in universities. You can read and download a PDF of the ACDS submission here. April 12, 2023
