‘Working to boost exec bonuses’: Qld university staff strike
Hundreds of staff at five Queensland universities will strike on Thursday calling for secure jobs, safe workloads and a real pay rise.
Tertiary
‘David v Goliath’: Ex-academic in $175k pay dispute with uni
An academic is in a battle against her former employer, a major Queensland uni, claiming she was underpaid for a decade.
Queen Elizabeth II labelled ‘evil’ in controversial UQ magazine
A ‘left wing’ writer whose opinion piece in UQ’s student magazine described the late Queen Elizabeth II as the ‘banality of evil’ a day after her death says he stands by the article.
‘Driven to quit’: Claims of toxic bullying at QUT
A former Queensland University of Technology social worker claims a toxic culture of bullying drove her to quit.
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Cyber hack prompts university overhaul
Australian universities are acting to combat the threat of “unprecedented levels” of foreign interference.
Palaeontology degree breaks new ground
Fossil hunters are digging the only degree of its kind in Australasia, studying alongside a university team with expertise spanning the past 400 million years of life on Earth.
‘No-brainer’ training path lets you earn and learn
Earning while learning is not just for tradies, with many companies across Australia offering free training and qualifications from certificate II to diploma level.
One in four say uni was a mistake
Widespread dissatisfaction with universities has been laid bare in a new survey, with graduates saying they are not being taught the right skills and they should have chosen vocational training instead.
Experts say ATAR system should be scrapped
As Queensland students prepare to transition to a new university admission system, education gurus have slammed it as flawed and outdated.
Uni whose graduates get paid the most
For the third year running this Queensland university leads the nation in median starting salary of graduates.
What graduates really want from first job
Thousands of uni students will be looking to enter the labour market once their exams finish at the end of November, but salary won’t be their top priority when choosing a job.
It’s time to stop thinking uni is for everyone
The Federal Government will work to end a decades-long push to get more students into university at the expense of vocational education and trades, amid a gaping shortage of workers in traditional blue collar occupations.
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