June
Unis should face inquiry into $380m in underpayments: academics’ union
Universities are the worst underpayers of staff across the economy and now the academics’ union wants a federal inquiry.
- Julie Hare
Aussie experts can stop your smart-device cameras spying on you
When photos snapped by a robot vacuum cleaner of a woman on the toilet went viral, the smart home sector knew it had a problem; Aussie academics claim to have solved it.
- Alana Piper
April
Steep rise in student visa rejections ‘scaring applicants away’
News of the federal government’s clampdown on student visas is spreading far and wide and the US is becoming the destination of choice.
- Julie Hare
February
- Exclusive
- University
Unis that would pay the most – and the least – under ‘envy tax’ plan
Just six of the country’s 41 universities would bankroll half of the annual contributions to the higher education future fund proposed in the Albanese government’s universities accord.
- Julie Hare
September 2023
UNSW leaps to top in rank for excellence
A mix of sandstone and non-sandstone universities make up this year’s finalists in the quality category.
- Alexandra Cain
August 2023
- Analysis
- Higher Education Awards
Winning strategy: Collaboration leads the way in industry engagement
Comment provided by the winner of the Industry Engagement award, QUT.
- Sara Couperthwaite
QUT partnership fuels renewables expansion
A partnership between QUT and industry leads the way with critical mineral production
- Sian Powell
- Exclusive
- University
‘No political plaything’: Labor to end research grant veto
Changes to the Australian Research Council will ensure government ministers cannot veto grants at whim.
- Julie Hare
July 2023
- Exclusive
- BOSS
Boards pull back on investment amid slowing economy
BOSS this week met with boardroom heavyweights from some of our largest companies around the country who warned the economy is in “very mixed” shape.
- Patrick Durkin and Anthony Macdonald
Nicola Roxon ‘cross’ that business avoiding the Voice
Australia’s first female Attorney-General and Labor MP turned company director has made an impassioned plea for business not to abrogate its responsibilities on the Voice.
- Patrick Durkin
June 2023
Sydney Uni sets agenda for new academic roles
Two years of protracted negotiations at Sydney University have resulted in 330 new permanent roles with similar moves in other universities.
- Julie Hare
March 2023
Universities marching towards gender parity by degrees
Many structural barriers are coming down but there is still a long way to go before women achieve a fairer outcome in academia.
- Julie Hare
February 2023
‘Culture of fear’ keeps health data locked away
The lack of clear national rules to enable the sharing of data from across the health sector is stymying research efforts, an expert says.
- Tom Burton
December 2022
- Exclusive
- Jobs
CBA’s plan to lure Queensland’s best techies
CBA’s technology chief says he has been “stealthily” hiring in Queensland as the bank opens a new hub for tech workers in Brisbane.
- Tess Bennett
Push to rebuild trust in the research council
Margaret Sheil is not cowed by the enormity of her task in rebuilding confidence in the Australian Research Council after years of political interference.
- Julie Hare
November 2022
- Exclusive
- Funding
Brisbane sports tech raises $36m after ditching IPO plans
“You realise being listed isn’t as exciting as the brokers suggest,” says the chief executive of Vald.
- Tess Bennett
Coaldrake wins education lifetime achievement award
Professor Coaldrake is famously a team player. He says there is nothing about his success that “was ever in the first-person singular”.
- Julie Hare
October 2022
Unis suffer as older workers opt for jobs over study
The short-term outlook for demand for university study is very soft with mature age students, which normally account for half the intake, opting for work over a degree.
- Julie Hare
February 2022
Unis ‘should be punished’ for producing poor-quality teachers
Universities that produce teachers who can’t teach reading or manage classrooms must be penalised, says a new report.
- Julie Hare
December 2021
Buy now, pay later normalises high school fees: academic
A QUT academic has raised the alarm on financial solutions such as buy now, pay later encouraging families to take on debt to fund private school education.
- Julie Hare