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Life After Dawkins

The University of Melbourne in the Unified National System of Higher Education

By: Stuart Macintyre,Gwilym Croucher,André Brett

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Life After Dawkins

The University of Melbourne in the Unified National System of Higher Education

By: Stuart Macintyre,Gwilym Croucher,André Brett

The reconstruction of higher education in Australia through the creation of the Unified National System of Higher Education at the end of the 1980s by John Dawkins is commonly seen as a watershed. It brought new ways of funding, directing and organising universities, expanding their size, reorienting their activities and setting in train a far-reaching transformation of the academic enterprise. This volume traces its impact on the balance between the University of Melbourne's academic miss on and external expectations, and how it adjusted to neutralise the impact of the change and restore the balance. At Melbourne, the Dawkins revolution changed little in the way it understood itself and conducted its affairs, but changed everything.

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing

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0522869750

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Life After Dawkins

The University of Melbourne in the Unified National System of Higher Education

By: Stuart Macintyre,Gwilym Croucher,André Brett

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Chelsea to Cairo-- 'Taylor-made' Water Through Eleven Reigns and in Six Continents

A History of John Taylor & Sons and Their Predecessors

By: Gwilym Roberts

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Chelsea to Cairo-- 'Taylor-made' Water Through Eleven Reigns and in Six Continents

A History of John Taylor & Sons and Their Predecessors

By: Gwilym Roberts

This book records the history of John Taylor and Sons and their predecessors. Gwilym Roberts describes civilisation as a product of engineering. In this book he demonstrates how mankind's dependence on technology goes back to the earliest civilisations, when irrigation systems enabled our ancestors to abandon a nomadic existence and when artisans produced the artefacts needed for both existence and recreation. The author acknowledges that engineers have built on the discoveries and inventions of scientists and converted the earth's natural resources into the energy and goods on which our modern civilisation entirely depends. He describes engineers as the heroes of the nineteenth century, but the unsung heroes of the twentieth who have provided modern clean water supplies, which is one of the principal reasons for our present longevity and good health. The foundations of our modern urban water supply systems had to await the technical developments of the 19th century industrial revolution and the establishment of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1818. These developments permitted such innovations as cast iron mains, steam-driven pumps, upstream abstraction, impounding reservoirs and ultimately, constant service. Chelsea to Cairois an interesting narrative on how today's water and public health engineers have continued to strive and achieve the sophisticated facilities expected by society, and the high standards demanded by legislators. In the developing world, engineers have played a major role in improving living conditions and helping governments cope with the problems caused by phenomenal population growth. From the establishment of the Chelsea Waterworks Company in 1722 to the ongoing multi-billion pound Cairo Wastewater Project, this book describes many large and small projects undertaken by John Taylor & Sons over a three hundred year period. Historians, students and practitioners in the water industry will find this book a valuable and interesting reference source. It chronicles a magical era of expansion of British engineers into overseas markets which has led to engineering design and advice becoming one of the UK's most valuable invisible exports. About the author: Gwilym Roberts joined John Taylor & Sons in 1947 and became a partner in 1956. He played a significant role in developing the firm into a major international consultancy until 1987 when John Taylor & Sons merged with Freeman Fox & Partners to form the Acer Group, where the author became founding chairman. By the time he retired in 1992 the firm had worked in nearly forty countries and staff numbers had grown to over 2,300. Gwilym Roberts was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1986 and appointed CBE the following year.

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Thomas Telford

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0727734113

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9780727734112

No End of a Lesson

Australia's Unified National System of Higher Education

By: Stuart;Brett Macintyre,Gwilym Croucher,André Brett

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No End of a Lesson

Australia's Unified National System of Higher Education

By: Stuart;Brett Macintyre,Gwilym Croucher,André Brett

A revolution swept through universities three decades ago, transforming them from elite institutions into a mass system of higher education. Teaching was aligned with occupational outcomes, research was directed to practical results. Campuses grew and universities became more entrepreneurial. Students had to juggle their study requirements with paid work, and were required to pay back part of the cost of their degrees. The federal government directed this transformation through the creation of a Unified National System. How did this happen? What were the gains and the losses? No End of a Lesson explores this radical reconstruction and assesses its consequences.

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0522871909

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9780522871906

No End of a Lesson

Australia’s Unified National System of Higher Education

By: Stuart Macintyre,André Brett,Gwilym Croucher

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Australia’s Unified National System of Higher Education

By: Stuart Macintyre,André Brett,Gwilym Croucher

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing

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0522871917

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9780522871913

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Life After Dawkins

Life After Dawkins

Life After Dawkins

Life After Dawkins

Chelsea to Cairo-- 'Taylor-made' Water Through Eleven Reigns and in Six Continents

Chelsea to Cairo-- 'Taylor-made' Water Through Eleven Reigns and in Six Continents

No End of a Lesson

No End of a Lesson

No End of a Lesson

No End of a Lesson

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