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Third-year UOW bachelor of engineering student Minh Phuc Nguyen grew up in Vietnam and has benefited from the Illawarra Friends of International Students, which holds twice-weekly English conversation groups.

How these unis help overcome student disadvantage

The University of Wollongong is the top ranked university in the Equity category in this year’s The Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking.

  • Christopher Niesche

A student-centric guide to the best universities

We highlight the strengths and weaknesses of institutions beyond the traditional global rankings of research and reputation.

  • Victoria Thieberger
ANU arts student Allyssa Ingham says the degree should be accessible to students from all backgrounds.

Why do arts students pay more than medical students?

Australia’s university sector will mark an expensive milestone with the $50,000 arts degree, but the changes might not be helping students or the economy.

  • Tom McIlroy

October

ANU chief Genevieve Bell said all options had to be on the table including salaries.

ANU asks staff to waive pay rise to save jobs

Australian National University has requested the measure as part of a push to slash $250 million in costs in response to the plunge in foreign student revenue.

  • David Marin-Guzman
The University of Melbourne has maintained its top spot among Australian universities.

Australia’s universities tumble down global rankings

Australia has six universities in the world’s top 100 again, but pandemic-era revenue cuts are hitting financial viability.

  • Julie Hare
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Spending cuts are coming to Australian National University.

ANU cuts jobs to save $250m as overseas student cap bites

Chancellor Julie Bishop’s leadership of the Australian National University has been questioned after a major savings plan that will axe at least 50 jobs was announced.

  • Julie Hare

September

Professor Genevieve Bell, Australian National University (ANU) Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Sharon Pickering, Monash University Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Nicola Phillips, University of Melbourne Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark Scott, University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and President, and Professor Iain Martin, Deakin University Vice-Chancellor, during a hearing with the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday.

Sydney University boss Mark Scott admits he failed Jewish students

A fiery Senate hearing was told a leading university failed to ensure the safety of Jewish students, but university leaders denied that antisemitism was endemic on campuses.

  • Tom Burton

August

ANU vice chancellor Genevieve Bell at the AFR Higher Education Summit on Tuesday.

How to use AI in unis – and spot ‘very bland’ cheats

Banning AI was an understandable knee-jerk response, says ANU vice chancellor and tech expert Genevieve Bell. But it won’t work.

  • Rachael Bolton

May

Protesters have renamed the Arts West building Mahmoud’s Hall, in honour of a Palestinian student who they say intended to study at Melbourne University on a scholarship this year but was killed in Gaza on October 20.

Sydney Uni wins appeal over academic dismissed over Nazi slide

Tough-talking university administrators are showing signs their patience is wearing thin, but police involvement is still a last resort.

  • Julie Hare and Patrick Durkin

April

Melbourne Law School has been promoted in a new ranking which is inconsistent with what students say.

Melbourne Law School improves ranking despite students’ year from hell

A new league table of universities by subject area has bumped Melbourne Law School up a place to 10th, calling into question the validity of many rankings.

  • Julie Hare

December 2023

Queensland is not meeting its overall targets to divert waste from landfill, a March 2023 report shows, despite $250 million being generated by the waste levy.

Rubbish tips get do-nothing climate subsidies worth millions: experts

Landfill operators are being given lucrative carbon credits for trapping methane they would not have released anyway, some academics say.

  • Aaron Patrick
Outgoing ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt will return to research and teaching.

Brian Schmidt on the double-edged sword of leadership

After eight years at the helm of Australian National University, Brian Schmidt says he’s been hit by everything – except locusts.

  • Julie Hare
ANU academic Andrew Macintosh.

Carbon critic professor alleges campaign to undermine him

ANU’s Andrew Macintosh says he won’t stop attacking Australian Carbon Credit Units despite being subjected to an “orchestrated campaign to discredit us”.

  • Aaron Patrick

November 2023

ANU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Grady Venville

The courses that create job-ready graduates

Internships and industry placements are embedded into degrees to give students a head start on their career.

  • Christopher Niesche
Sydney University VC Mark Scott

When it comes to reputation, Group of Eight dominate

A solid reputation is a vital asset for any modern university, and it’s where Australia’s historic institutions do best.

  • Sian Powell
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Australia’s record high autism rates ‘plausibly’ linked to NDIS

ANU study finds Australia’s child autism rate is among highest in the world, and it’s “plausible” this is due to the financial incentives created by NDIS.

  • Tom Burton

September 2023

The University of Melbourne remains Australia’s highest-ranked university.

Isolation warning as Australian unis slide in international rankings

The Times Higher Education world rankings has Australia’s universities going backwards for the first time in years.

  • Julie Hare
Genevieve Bell will replace Brian Schmidt as vice chancellor of ANU.

Genevieve Bell to replace Brian Schmidt as head of ANU

Australian National University will be led by its first female vice chancellor when Professor Bell, a globally recognised expert in AI, takes the reins next year.

  • Julie Hare
It’s not a surprise to find ancient artefacts have been through criminal hands, says ANU’s Georgia Pike-Rowney.

How ANU came to own three stolen ancient treasures

An Attic black-figure amphora dating back to 530BCE and two other treasures will be returned to Italy after ANU’s Classics Museum found they had been plundered.

  • Julie Hare
Australian universities are an attractive option for students seeking a safe and healthy environment in which to acquire world-class education and skills for their future.

Canberra’s next chapter as Boston on the Molonglo

Andrew Barr reckons Canberra’s future is in education and innovation. UNSW has a big role to play in that.

  • Julie Hare

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