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University of Adelaide, UniSA merger proposal failed after uncertainty over name and leadership
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The University of South Australia and University of Adelaide have campuses alongside one another.
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Documents obtained by the ABC shed new light on secret but failed negotiations to merge South Australia's two largest universities, showing top officials disagreed over what to name the institution and how to choose its leaders.
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The University of Adelaide and UniSA refused to go into detail when their merger talks failed in 2018
Leadership and a name for the merged institution were key sticking points, documents show
Review finds 11 complaints relating to Peter Rathjen's time at UTAS, university says
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It's unclear which themes relate to the complaints directly involving Professor Rathjen.
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The University of Tasmania says an independent review into its management of issues surrounding former vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen's leadership has received 11 complaints relating to themes of sexual misconduct, discrimination, bullying and failures of the complaints system.
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The independent review looked at the university's management issues during former vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen's tenure
The university says the review received 11 complaints, three of which related directly to Professor Rathjen
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University: Our processes did not protect people, we are sorry
The University of Tasmania today released its response to a review covering the period of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Rathjen.
The University of Tasmania today released its response to a review covering the period of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Rathjen.
The review was commissioned in August in the wake of an ICAC South Australia investigation which found Professor Rathjen engaged in serious misconduct with two female staff members while Vice-Chancellor at the University of Adelaide.
Alumna and respected barrister Maree Norton, who has experience dealing with similar reviews, was engaged to provide an independent review of the University of Tasmania’s management of issues surrounding Peter Rathjen’s leadership.