Defining moments in HERDSA's history
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Australia began to see a huge expansion in the university sector after World War II. The six universities located in each State experienced a sudden influx of students after the war that brought with it fears of falling academic standards.
University departments were small and often unable to keep pace with larger numbers of students. Professors ruled their departments and were largely beyond criticism. Teaching undergraduate students was a department’s main responsibility with research not yet high on the agenda with only a small number of academics having a PhD.
An early priority of the newly founded Society was to produce a newsletter which would be distributed to all HERDSA members soon after the election of the first HERDSA Executive in 1973.