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Welcome to the LH Martin Institute – a research and development body created to serve and support the leadership and management needs of the higher and vocational education sectors.

  • Professional Development

    Emerging Leaders and Managers Program (eLAMP) is for managers in higher and vocational education to develop skills, knowledge and capacities to lead and manage effectively in the rapidly changing environment.

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  • Award for Excellence in Leadership

    We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 LH Martin Institute Award for Excellence in Leadership is Stephen Willis, Chief Operating Officer at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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  • Fellow Voices

    Fellow Voices is a series of pieces created by LH Martin Institute’s Fellows, comprising leading and influential figures in higher and vocational education from Australia and across the world.

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Specifically designed to meet the development needs of current and next generation tertiary education leaders, our programs address the increasing need for specialised knowledge and skills in higher education.

Our courses

The LH Martin Institute offers a variety of courses both award and non-award, all designed to offer our students best in leadership and governance for the tertiary sector.

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2016 graduands with LH Martin Institute staff.
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Bridge to Opportunity: TAFE as Key Partners in Innovation Systems Leo Goedegebuure Completed
Chapter in Visions for Australian Tertiary Education – Vocational Education and the Innovation Agenda: Towards the creation of effective innovation eco-systems Leo Goedegebuure Completed
Community College Research Project Assoc Prof Leesa Wheelahan Completed
Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) Enhancement Project Professor Hamish Coates Completed
Higher Education in TAFE Associate Professor Leesa Wheelahan Completed
Investigating Quality Teaching in the Victorian VET Sector Ruth Schubert Completed
Investigations of Outcomes-based Auditing Professor Hamish Coates Completed
Learning by association in higher education Dr Heather Davis Completed
Mixed Sector Tertiary Education Part 2: Universities and Private Providers Associate Professor Leesa Wheelahan Completed
National Training Product Reform Ruth Schubert Completed
Pathways and Programs Project Associate Professor Lessa Wheelahan Completed
Profiling Institutional Diversity across the Australian VET Sector Ruth Schubert Completed
Rethinking Skills in VET: From Competencies to Capabilities Associate Professor Leesa Wheelahan Completed
Strengths and Benefits of the Victorian TAFE Model Ruth Schubert Completed
Study on the Quality of Teaching in VET Dr Nick Fredman Completed
The Changing Academic Profession Professor Leo Goedegebuure Completed
VET Leadership Capability Study Associate Professor Hamish Coates Completed
VET Leadership for the Future: Contexts, Characteristics & Capabilities Professor V. Lynn Meek Completed
Vocations: the link between post-compulsory education and the labour market Ruth Schubert Completed

Our Resources

The LH Martin Institute offers a variety of resources about policy, management, governance and innovation in the tertiary education sector.

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LH Martin Institute Conference

The LH Martin Institute Conference is an annual event that champions innovation and communities of collaborative practice between industry, government and higher and vocational education providers and explores issues faced in the higher and vocational education sectors.

The conference topics and presenters are curated by a Steering Committee of leaders and senior managers from the higher and vocational education sectors. The Committee’s experience in change management and innovation informs their Conference leadership.

Details on the 2021 conference will be announced soon.

Past Conferences

Discussion time at the 2017 conference in Sydney.

Fellow Voices is a series of pieces created by LH Martin Institute and Melbourne CSHE Fellows, comprising leading and influential figures in higher and vocational education from Australia and across the world.

The items in this series draw upon considerable expertise, experience and insight, creating a platform that foments, challenges and provides illumination on higher and vocational education issues, and contributes to the development of robust and effective policy and implementation.
  • Contribution of postgraduate coursework enrolments to Australian university student profiles and management of the COVID-19 recovery

    By Frank Larkins

    11 Feb 2021 Fellow Voices
  • Does the COVID-19 emergency create an opportunity to reform the Australian university workforce?

    By Elizabeth Baré, Janet Beard, Ian Marshman and Teresa Tjia.

    26 Jan 2021 Fellow Voices
  • Leadership strategies for a higher education sector in flux

    By Warren Bebbington

    07 Oct 2020 Fellow Voices
  • The Tehan redistribution of revenue for student places

    By Mark Warburton

    29 Sep 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Australian university workforce responses to COVID-19 pandemic: reacting to a short-term crisis or planning for longer term challenges?

    By Teresa Tjia, Ian Marshman, Janet Beard and Elizabeth Baré.

    25 Sep 2020 Fellow Voices
  • COVID-19 pandemic research funding shortfalls and workforce reductions modelled for individual Australian universities

    By Frank Larkins and Ian Marshman

    21 Sep 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Unravelling the Tehan vision for higher education

    By Mark Warburton

    28 Aug 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Lessons to inform post COVID-19 university professional services

    By Elizabeth Bare, Janet Beard and Teresa Tjia

    10 Aug 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Strong research performances by Australian universities depend increasingly on unsustainable internal discretionary funding

    By Frank Larkins

    27 Jul 2020 Fellow Voices
  • What’s an Australian university?

    By Vin Massaro

    25 Jul 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Casual university staff – not one size fits all

    By Elizabeth Bare, Janet Beard and Teresa Tjia Comment on recent news items on mass casualisation of the university workforce

    21 Jul 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Quality and Standards

    By Vin Massaro.Funding model inadequate on teaching quality and standards.

    14 Jul 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Modelling individual Australian universities resilience in managing overseas student revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic

    By Ian Marshman and Frank Larkins

    28 May 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Does the extent of casualisation of the Australian academic workforce provide flexibility to beat the COVID-19 hit?

    By Elizabeth Baré, Janet Beard and Teresa Tjia

    27 May 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Far-reaching reform of the funding model must begin now

    By Vin Massaro

    28 Apr 2020 Fellow Voices

The views and comments expressed in featured articles belong to the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the LH Martin Institute, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education and The University of Melbourne.

Please email us with any enquiries.

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Insights is a collection of stories  about and by tertiary education leaders and experts.

The views and comments expressed in featured articles belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the LH Martin Institute, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education and University of Melbourne.
  • Modelling individual Australian universities resilience in managing overseas student revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic

    By Ian Marshman and Frank Larkins

    28 May 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Does the extent of casualisation of the Australian academic workforce provide flexibility to beat the COVID-19 hit?

    By Elizabeth Baré, Janet Beard and Teresa Tjia

    27 May 2020 Fellow Voices
  • Major Student and Staff Profile Changes Since 2009 By Australia’s Multi-Billion Dollar Universities

    By Frank Larkins, Professor Emeritus in the School of Chemistry and a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne

    04 Feb 2020 News
  • Decade Financial Performances of Five Multi-billion Dollar Australian Universities: 2009 to 2018

    By Frank Larkins, Professor Emeritus in the School of Chemistry and a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne

    09 Dec 2019 News
  • Increased Dependency on Overseas Research Students Highlights A National Policy Failing

    An analysis of research doctorate enrolments from 2008 to 2017 by Frank Larkins reveals the growing dependency of Australian universities on overseas students to sustain their research contribution to the national innovation agenda.

    24 Jan 2019 News
  • Interview with City of Melbourne Councillor Jackie Watts

    City of Melbourne Councillor talks about the concept of a Knowledge City and its importance to Melbourne.

    14 Dec 2018 News
  • Academic gender gap narrowing in Australian universities

    Frank Larkins looks at the gender gap among university staff in the last decade.

    09 Dec 2018 News
  • Interview with Cirrus CEO Simon Hayward

    Cirrus CEO talks about agile leadership and cultivating the right culture for innovation.

    06 Dec 2018 News
  • Interview with Victoria University's Naomi Dempsey

    Victoria University's Pro Vice-Chancellor of Students talks about what 'the student experience' actually is and why it's important to get right.

    30 Nov 2018 News
  • Interview with Microsoft's Ray Fleming

    Microsoft Australia's higher education director talks about mass personalisation of the student experience.

    22 Nov 2018 News
  • 5 Questions: Michelle Gillespie

    Alumna Michelle Gillespie answered our five questions about career, making important decisions and the best places to eat in Hawthorn, Victoria.

    16 Nov 2018 News
  • Interview with Swinburne's Michelle Gillespie and Tony Davies

    Swinburne duo talks about how they turned the University's libraries into a single service point for students.

    14 Nov 2018 News
  • Addressing the Maldistribution of the Medical Workforce through Collaboration

    By Anthony T. Baker, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University and Honorary Senior Fellow, LH Martin Institute.This article is based on a case study that will be presented at the 2018 Service Improvement and Innovation in Tertiary Education Conference by the author.

    23 Oct 2018 News
  • Student Success: Engage-Succeed-Progress-Complete

    By Peta Ryan, Data Analyst, Corporate Planning and Analytics,The University of New England.This article is based on Peta's paper for the 2018 Service Improvement and Innovation in Tertiary Education Conference.

    22 Oct 2018 News
  • Skills education needs action, not more talk

    LH Martin Institute Senior Fellow Ruth Schubert and Director Leo Goedgebuure provide suggestions on how to fix the vocational education system in Australia, and turn it into a source of workforce for the future.

    04 Oct 2018 News
  • Male students remain underrepresented in Australian universities. Should we be concerned?

    By Frank Larkins, Professor Emeritus in the School of Chemistry and a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.In this analysis of enrolments across Australian universities, Frank Larkins looks at gender representation among domestic students.

    02 Oct 2018 News
  • 5 Questions: Carmel O'Regan

    Alumna Carmel O'Regan answered our five questions about career, leadership and Wagga Wagga.

    24 Sep 2018 News
  • Overcoming the challenges of digital transformation – lessons learned from the NZ Government

    By Mr Darryl Carpenter, Head of Integrated Services, Department of Internal Affairs New Zealand. Mr Carpenter was a guest speaker at the 2017 Service Improvement and Innovation in Universities Conference held by the LH Martin Institute.

    19 Sep 2018 News
  • Innovation skills and our preference for using them

    By Ed Bernacki, Founder of the Idea Factory, which helps people and organisations develop their capacity to innovate. Ed was a guest speaker at the 2017 Service Improvement and Innovation in Universities Conference hosted by the LH Martin Institute.

    19 Sep 2018 News
  • University Discretionary Research Expenditure Achieves Record Levels

    By Frank Larkins, Professor Emeritus in the School of Chemistry and a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.

    19 Sep 2018 News
  • AIR-4-I

    By Penelope Thomas, Project Manager - Applied Industry Research for Innovation, Australian Film Televesion and Radio School. Penelope was a guest speaker at the 2017 Service Improvement and Innovation in Universities Conference held by the LH Martin Institute.

    19 Sep 2018 News

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The LH Martin Institute was established in 2007 to serve and support the needs of the higher and vocational education sectors.

Situated within the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education,  the Institute works to help leaders and managers in the higher and vocational education sectors broaden their understanding of dynamic workplace and policy contexts through the delivery of courses and professional development programs; the advancement of knowledge through research; and facilitating knowledge exchange through events and conferences.

The Institute is renowned for its unique suite of courses and training programs, which are tailored to meet the needs of the higher and vocational education sectors and are:

  • led and delivered by leaders and practitioners from the higher and vocational education sectors
  • contextualised to the higher and vocational education sectors
  • practical and related to situations participants encounter in their workplaces
  • informed by the latest research and resources on the tertiary education sector
Postera Crescam Laude

Mission

We aim to develop more effective governance, leadership and management capacity in tertiary sector institutions, so that institutions may fulfil their missions more successfully.

Vision

To be recognised nationally and internationally as a leading centre of teaching and research excellence for the enhancement of tertiary education leadership and management.

Our People

Professor Sir Leslie Harold Martin (1900-1983)

Sir Leslie Martin was an eminent physicist who became a key higher education adviser to the Menzies government.

He was Lecturer and Associate Professor in Natural Philosophy, and then Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne (1927-1959). After leaving the University of Melbourne in 1959, he became Chairman of the Australian Universities Commission, a position he held until 1966.

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