Building design and organisational curation are increasingly used to promote purposeful innovation and collaboration. Partner Joanne Moore led this session, delving into topics such as transaction design, the incentives that drive behaviour, and the opportunities and challenges that arise over the course of successful collaboration relationships, and was joined by Partners Kylie Diwell, Lee Rossetto, and Anthony Poynton.

Partner Harriet Eager discusses the Federal Government's third round of workplace reforms. Special Counsel Kate Pennicott talks about the latest developments in research integrity. Partner Taya Hunt outlines the latest changes to migration laws affecting universities.

Partner Harriet Eager and Special Counsels Kate Pennicott and Rob Humphreys discuss the workplace reforms that might be of particular interest to universities and higher education providers, namely the Secure Jobs, Better Pay changes, changes to some health and safety regimes, and the Respect@Work amendments.

With the re-opening of borders and the re-commencement of face-to-face learning, purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) has bounced back as a key area of focus for many universities. Discussed are key issues and options for Universities when considering partnering with the private sector for new and/or existing PBSA assets.

Education industry leader Tom Fletcher chairs a panel discussion with Professor Richard Speed (Pro Vice-Chancellor – regional, La Trobe University), Paul Ramadge (Practice Lead International and Alliances, Wells Advisory) and senior associate Liz Emmett concerning the Australian Government's strategy for international education between 2021-2030, how it is likely to be implemented in the sector, recent regulatory developments and what this means for universities.

Partner Harriet Eager and Special Counsel Kate Pennicott discuss the Fair Work Ombudsman's 2021/2022 annual report and the key considerations in employee entitlement audits and remediations, common causes of underpayments, tips on regulator and employee engagement and governance considerations.

Kylie Diwell, Partner and National Lead Higher Education and James Hutton, Partner and National Lead of Life Sciences lead a discussion and share their insights on MinterEllison's recent Life Sciences Review including its impact on the University sector.

Amanda Watt chairs a panel discussion with Emeritus Professor Carol Dickenson AM (former Provost of Queensland University of Technology, and co-author of a recent external review of student disciplinary policy and processes in relation to Sexual Misconduct Complaints) and our partners Tom Fletcher and Joelle Grover on this important topic for the sector.

Construction team experts Alex Lowe and Christian Camilleri discuss the challenges that might arise when delivering on-campus construction projects and property developments, and how to manage key procurement, delivery and operational risks.

Harriet Eager and Rob Humphreys provide an update on COVID-19 case law and an overview of the key COVID-related issues facing universities – including the (ever changing) health directives, vaccine mandates, rapid antigen testing and workplace health and safety risk.

Cyber risk experts Paul Kallenbach and Brad Veale explore the key steps universities should take to uplift existing controls and mitigate the risk of a cyber incident.