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October

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

May

The University of Melbourne has maintained top spot in a new ranking.

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.

  • Julie Hare

April

Melbourne University Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell.

‘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.

  • Julie Hare
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

November 2023

University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell

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.

  • Patrick Durkin
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Federation University student  Ellah-Lee Hocking says the smaller institution provides support for new students.

‘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.

  • Alexandra Cain
Sydney University.

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.

  • Cosima Marriner

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

August 2023

AFR Education editor Julie Hare.

The judging panel for the 2023 awards

Here are the judges for the 2023 AFR Higher Education Awards.

  • Julie Hare
Melbourne University is Australia’s best, again, but slipped from last year.

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.

  • Julie Hare

July 2023

A push to double the number of undergraduates will transform universities as we know them.

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.

  • Julie Hare
Melbourne takes the crown as the best city in Australia to be a student.

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.

  • Julie Hare

June 2023

The University of Melbourne has leapfrogged into pole position on the new QS ranking.

Three Australian universities in the global top 20

But the rise is more about methodology than dramatic improvement in teaching and research.

  • Julie Hare
Melbourne University has again taken top spot in a global league table.

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.

  • Julie Hare

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.

  • Julie Hare
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March 2023

David Lloyd, vice-chancellor of the University of South Australia, celebrates ten years on the job at the Enterprise Hub building that was officially opened last week.

Why don’t companies pay employees’ student loans, asks David Lloyd

Let’s find ways to ensure everyone gets to go to university if they want to, and stay on to graduate, says a leading vice-chancellor.

  • Julie Hare

October 2022

Vice-chancellors like to brag publicly about their position on university rankings but dismiss them behind the scenes.

Why university rankings don’t tell you what you need to know

Prospective students use university rankings as a proxy for quality. There is evidence to say they shouldn’t.

  • Julie Hare
Monash University has risen from 57th to 44th in the Times Higher Education world university rankings.

This Australian uni just shot up the world rankings

Monash has achieved a staggering 13-place jump in the most recent Times Higher Education university ranking, rising to 44th spot.

  • Julie Hare

September 2022

Students are looking for greater purpose in their MBA studies.

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An MBA used to be focused almost solely on delivering benefits for career-minded graduates, but these days the objective is more universal.

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August 2022

University of Melbourne.

Seven Australian universities in world’s top 100

Melbourne University is Australia’s best, sneaking up one place to 32 in the widely respected Academic Ranking of World Universities.

  • Julie Hare

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