The Idea of the University
Australian universities are among the least well-funded in the developed world, and behind the decline in federal funding there can be detected a confusion of purpose - what exactly is the university for in today's world? Are they primarily about training workers to enter the modern skills economy, or is there another kind of role that the university plays in a democracy?

Downloadable audio from ABC's Late Night Live with Phillip Adams for the next week or so:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2008/2272988.htm

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James Neill
Lecturer
Centre for Applied Psychology
Faculty of Health
University of Canberra
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