Using interviews with adult migrants over a period of two years, the authors look at how undertaking an English as a second language (ESL) class helps to facilitate integration into Australian society. Overall, not being competent and confident in speaking English was seen by all (migrants and ESL teachers) as the biggest barrier to integration...

In this paper, Mark Hutchinson examines the substantial influence Gough Whitlam had on the establishment of the University of Western Sydney.

The key findings of this study are: • Journal articles and conference papers are critical for advanced research and scholarship, and are rated as`important’ by 90.4 per cent of survey respondents (for journal articles) and 58.2 per cent (for conference papers). • Compared with other types of information resources, journal articles are relatively easy to...

The strategy centres on supporting business R&D in areas in which the UK excels, within the context of developing the wider UK innovation eco-system including universities and other organisations. The Economics paper provides supporting evidence for this policy. The Government is putting innovation and research at the heart of its growth agenda through greater investment...

This strategy sets out the Government’s approach to boosting business investment in innovation and ensuring UK success in the global economy. Universities and research, entrepreneurship and risk taking, greater connections between people and organisations, and a more open environment will all be at the heart of our approach. The UK has the potential to be...