June
$450m later, new Adelaide uni’s world ranking debut ‘lacklustre’
The merged university won’t enrol its first students until next year, but its debut on global lists is “less than spectacular”.
Just two Australian universities make the world top 20
A quarter of Australian universities are in the top 100 globally, but many have slipped in their rankings due to global and local forces.
Employment falls; Trump ‘approved’ Iran plan; 2 unis in world’s best
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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.
February
Thank you, Catherine Livingstone, for telling the truth about Oz unis
The UTS chancellor should also call for a commission to set up an Australian university ranking system focused on local student satisfaction and employment outcomes.
October 2024
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.
May 2024
Three Australian unis make it into new global top 100
The Universities of Melbourne, Sydney and NSW are in the latest Centre for World University Rankings, but there are concerns about the nation’s research output.
April 2024
‘The right time to go’: Maskell to leave Melbourne University
Duncan Maskell, the University of Melbourne’s vice chancellor, will step down next year just halfway through his second five-year term.
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.
November 2023
Melbourne earns top marks for research
The vice-chancellor’s pedigree and the blossoming of the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct help to explain why Melbourne University has ranked number one in both the research and reputation categories.
‘A sense of belonging’: the secret to boosting equity and access
From help with food supplies and textbooks to personal attention from peer support groups, regional universities top the rankings for equity.
AFR to publish inaugural Best Universities Ranking
The assessment will be the first in Australia that recognises traditional notions of excellence alongside important measures of student satisfaction and equity.
September 2023
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.
August 2023
Melbourne University named Australia’s best despite ranking dip
Australia has seven tertiary institutions in the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities, although all but one has gone backwards.
July 2023
The sting in the tail of Jason Clare’s vision for universities
The interim report into the university sector holds some big ambitions but the process will require major trade-offs.
Why Melbourne is the best city to go to university
The Victorian capital and Sydney have battled it out to be named the best Australian city for students to live in.
June 2023
Three Australian universities in the global top 20
But the rise is more about methodology than dramatic improvement in teaching and research.
Melbourne named Australia’s best university for scientific research
Four Australian universities have made the world’s top-50 list for scientific research based on the Leiden ranking.
May 2023
Two Australian universities rise in top 100 list
Melbourne University has again been named Australia’s best, shrugging off concerns about low levels of research funding. Sydney also improved its place.