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It’s a Morrison slug so awful that Dr Evil would be proud. Labor won’t touch it

The culture-war policy shows the Coalition’s disdain of higher learning and Labor’s timid approach towards reform.

  • Chip Le Grand

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Medical student Daniel Ouyang.

Daniel wasn’t coached for his medical school test. But too many of his peers were

The group which administers the medical school exam for year 12 students has removed a section due to its “high coachability”. Try it yourself.

  • Christopher Harris
Sydney University would have to shed 20,000 international students if a 25 per cent cap was imposed.

Harvard stood up to Trump. Our top universities could not afford to be so brave

If we want Australian universities to stand firm in the face of ideological pressure, we must strengthen their foundations.

  • Raffaele Ciriello

Hundreds of jobs to go at Sydney’s major universities

Some of the state’s major universities are planning to slash up to 1000 jobs amid escalating budget pressures and multimillion-dollar deficits.

  • Lucy Carroll
UNSW students Sofia Miranda and Grace Spiteri.

‘Not about the money’: UNSW dumps controversial trimesters

It comes after students said they wanted to engage with their studies in more depth, and wanted more time for internships and on-campus activities.

  • Christopher Harris
QUT has been recommended to axe its dance program (file image).

Uni to axe dance course in performing arts shake-up

The only university in Queensland to offer a degree in dance should axe its course, a review has found.

  • Liz Hobday
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The University of Southern Queensland said last week it would cut an additional 150 full-time positions this year, with workers this week revealing a technical glitch has leaked staff information internally.

‘Mind-boggling’: Glitch exposes staff details as university reveals plan to cut jobs

A website fault inadvertently revealed the names of workers who looked up their redundancy entitlements, as a south-east Queensland university announced plans to cut 150 staff.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Australian Medical Students’ Association President Melody Ahfock said funding could be used to boost rural programs and suport students from rural communities before being directed to a new school in Brisbane.

Students say ‘flashy’ QUT med school would be better in the bush

The medical fraternity says funding for the proposed facility would be better spent plugging a GP shortage in rural communities.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
There are many professions where a university degree will always be a necessity, but they’re becoming less essential in the eyes of hirers.

Are uni degrees really that important any more?

I’ve spent a lot of my life looking at resumés. Often, the candidate’s qualifications are the last things I look at.

  • Tim Duggan
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Achieving a happy medium in the national capital

While others tackle a hot tertiary topic.

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