June
Australia’s top university on global ranking revealed
The University of NSW has leapfrogged Melbourne and Sydney to take top Australian university on a global ranking.
How a $60m computer called MAVERIC could change Australia’s AI future
A new supercomputer in Melbourne will give researchers the firepower to work on vast data sets in health, medicine and climate change.
May
Monash Uni backflips on Sabsabi show as Muslim campuses speak out
The Melbourne institution’s Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur students were consulted as part of a broad process, which has seen the controversial artist’s exhibition reinstated.
January
Is a university degree still worth it?
The pay premium for graduates is on the decline, while the sector is a mess and academics are asking whether we have reached “peak university”.
December 2024
Call to ban big uni donors becoming chancellors
Amid a governance crisis in Australian universities, the academics union says big donors should not be named chancellors.
November 2024
Here’s the overall winner in the AFR’s Best Universities Ranking
For the second year in a row, UQ has taken out pole position in The Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking.
Monash University’s new boss says don’t call us elite
Despite coming in third overall in The Australian Financial Review’s Best Universities Ranking, it has long had a chip on its shoulder about rival Melbourne.
October 2024
This is the top business school for the third year in row
University of New South Wales has been named The Australian Financial Review BOSS Best Business School for 2024, just ahead of University of Melbourne.
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.
The plan to save Australian lives with nationwide DNA screening
An ambitious vision to introduce mass genetic testing to the entire Australian adult population is being hailed as a solution to the country’s healthcare crisis. But can the health system cope?
CCTV and sleepover bans: universities clamp down on protests
Universities are in a balancing act trying to protect the right to protest while also keeping students and staff safe in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitism.
September 2024
The hottest courses to help keep up with the pace of change
Executive education spans an ever-rising number of subjects such as AI, the energy transition and data analytics – but which are most in demand?
August 2024
Winning strategy: Matching students with industry partners
Comment provided by the joint winners of the Employability award, Monash and Swinburne.
Job-ready skills for the fast-changing workplace
The joint winners of the employability category embed career experience in study programs to give graduates an edge in the competitive job market.
In face of disruption, unis offer scalable, powerful solutions
Universities are being disrupted, but their contribution to society is profound, as the winners of the Higher Education Awards show.
Meet the economist turned accidental uni vice chancellor
Professor Margaret Gardner, the only vice chancellor to become a state governor, has been awarded this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
The three words that unite these emerging leaders
Finalists in the emerging leadership category of the Higher Education Awards are focused on research that has “real-world impact”.
May 2024
It goes to Rio: Monash Uni replaces Simon McKeon with Megan Clark
Australia’s largest university has replaced its chancellor, an ex-Rio Tinto director, with … an ex-Rio Tinto director. What are the odds?
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.
April 2024
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.