The Vice-Chancellor in the media

Here are a selection of media articles that refer to the Vice-Chancellor. If you are a member of the media who wants to contact the Vice-Chancellor, please contact our media team

2013

• University of open minds, The Australian (leader), 10 May
• Universities’ backlash may prompt rethink on $2000 cap, Australian Financial Review (subscription required), 9 May
• University of Sydney halfway to fundraising goal, The Australian (subscription required), 8 May
• Uni campaign turns to public, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May
• Business elite stump up $30m for universities, Australian Financial Review, 4 May
• Discord in dispatches from uni strike front, letter to The Australian (subscription required), 27 March
• Nursing students are not spoon fed, The Australian, 21 March
  TedxSydney announces 2013 sponsors, mumbrella.com.au, 5 March
• Strike action an academic exercise, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 February

2012

• Sydney Uni opens Asia study institute, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November
• Future leaders rewrite China-Australia relationship, Xinhua, 23 November
• Time to reform all colleges - uni chief, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 November
• Sydney University moves to protect students and reputation, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 November
• Prestigious university college confronts claims of ugly culture, 7.30 (ABC TV), 5 November
• Magnanimous magnate gives $20 million to university, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October
• John Grill’s $20m gift to Sydney Uni backs vision, Australian Financial Review, 23 October (login required)
• John Grill hands University of Sydney $20 million, The Australian, 23 October
• University chief to stay in job despite wide criticism, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 September
• Spence reappointed to Sydney, with $80m in the pipeline, The Australian, 20 September
• Uni asks what matters to Sydney, Inner West Courier, 5 September
• Sydney Uni takes to the streets to promote its research, B&T, 13 August
• Panellist on Q&A, ABC TV, 24 July
• Spence has smashing time with Kindles but not cameras, Australian Financial Review, 19 June
• Out of the box: lunch with Michael Spence, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 May
• Panellist on Political Forum, ABC Radio 702, 16 April. for the transcript or download the audio.
• Higher education and the Boao Forum for Asia, Saturday Extra on ABC Radio National, 7 April
• Study abroad coup for Australia, The Australian, 7 April
• China, US experts appointed, The Australian, 28 March
• Spence's South American roadshow, The Australian, 16 March
• Uni entry levels, letter to the Sydney Morning Herald, 25 February
• Sydney academics miss the productivity point, The Australian blog, 13 February
• Spence acts on union allegations: early redundancies "not permitted", The Australian, 10 February
• The Con signs top brass as new dean, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January

2011

• University of Sydney to open largest Chinese studies centre, The Australian, 26 October
• Call for student union fee rethink, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 September
• Sydney VC wants student bill passed, The Australian, 13 September
• Sydney Uni greatest beneficiary of giving, The Australian, 1 September
• Interview with China’s CCTV-2 (Note: video is in Chinese and runs for 30 minutes; also includes interviews with senior figures from Yale and Hong Kong universities)
• Studying China: a profile of the University of Sydney's China Studies Centre, Newsline, ABC Australia Network (click on 'Studying China'), 4 August
• Appropriation, copyright and a bunch of puppies, ABC 702 radio 'Self Improvement Wednesday', 27 July
• Picasso painting sold for almost £13.5m at Christie's BBC.co.uk, 21 June
• Picasso painting delivers millions to university The Midday Report, 702 ABC, 22 June
• Picasso lovers win hearts at Christie's sale Reuters, 21 June
• No new contract for dean, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May
• Conservatorium dean bows out,The Australian, 4 May
• A money making masterpiece: anonymous donor, The Australian, 28 April
• Rare gift from the master and his muse, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 April
• Picasso painting to be sold to fund Sydney Uni, Melbourne Herald Sun, 27 April
• Marketing blitz in Beijing,The Australian, 16 March

2010

• Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence interviewed on China National Television CNTV, at the Shanghai World Expo, October
• The Vice-Chancellor’s vision, South Sydney Herald, see page 5 October
• Sydney Uni in deal to take disadvantaged students, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 October
• New uni deal for poorer students to start in the bush, The Australian, 6 October
• Sinister role seen in uni studies centre, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 September
• Selective students failing at uni, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 September
• Fury over proposed Coalition cuts to education, Fairfax newspapers, 20 August
• Sydney to be streamlined, The Australian, Higher Education, 4 August
• Academics who leaked strategy paper face sack Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August
• Upset over faculty plans at Sydney University, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 June
• Better financial state for unis is temporary, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 June
• Crème of academe – Vice Chancellor’s salaries, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June
• Sydney Uni joins big spenders at Shanghai Expo, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 May
• Sydney Uni has designs on Eveleigh, Inner West Courier, 4 May
• Private schools playing the disadvantage card, opinion column, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 March
• Changing University Entry, interview with Vice Chancellor Dr Michael Spence, ABC Radio Life Matters, 22 March
• University admission rules to change, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 March
• Sydney University in bid to lift revenue, Weekend Australian, 6 March
• Sydney University releases discussion paper outlining its future, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 March
• Developers may get site for university housing, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 March
• University expands sex assault policy, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 February
• We need to do more for overseas students, Michael Spence, Sydney Morning Herald, Op/Ed, 12 February

2009

• Universities strive to be world leaders, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 October
• Bright students 'betrayed' by HSC, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 September
• Less mass, more higher education, Editorial, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 September
• Fear for jobs, courses as Sydney Uni rebrands, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 September
• Narrow the focus and broaden the mind, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September
• Sydney Uni looks at slashing intake, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September
• Sydney Festival takes on a spirit of adventure, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June
• Compass program launched at University of Sydney, ABC TV, 10 June
• Thin edge of the wedge?, Campus Review, 11 May
• University of Sydney agrees to 15pc pay rises, The Australian, 6 May
• Driving change at Sydney, Campus Review, 14 April
• Participation aims also require school reforms, The Australian, 11 March
• Bipartisan approach is necessary to maintain our academic edge, Michael Spence, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 February

2008

• Interview with Shanghai News Nightline, 23 October
• Essential questions for flourishing universities, Michael Spence, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 July
• A new vision, Michael Spence, The Australian, 23 July
• New voice has plenty in reserve, The Australian, July 16
• New VC slams wage claim, The Australian, July 16
• Ecclesiastical touch in the secular stone, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 June