How to ace the QCE biology exam
More than 13,000 Year 12 students will sit their QCE biology exam papers next week. Here, a former student who received 100 per cent in last year’s paper shares her tips and tricks.
Tertiary
‘No confidence’: UniSQ staff send swift rebuke to Vice Chancellor
While largely symbolic, staff of the University of Southern Queensland passed a motion of no confidence targeting the Vice Chancellor and her executive team in a 25 year first.
Where your child could lose marks on QCE physics exams
As physics students gear up for not one, but two papers, an education expert and former star student have revealed their last minute guide to tackling the external exams.
Jobs to go: Queensland uni cites financial pressure, prepares to lay off staff
The union representing academic and support staff is calling for the university to come clean on job cuts, with an organiser alleging one department may be slashed by as much as 40 per cent.
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How foreign student cap could impact other industries
Many people will be applauding the federal government’s cap on international student numbers, but Professor Carolyn Evans says we should be careful what we wish for.
$13m debt: Only two of seven Queensland universities recorded a profit
Annual reports reveal the seven Queensland-based universities collectively posted a $13.63m loss in 2023, but this is a major leap forward compared to a combined $564.7m loss in 2022.
‘Really significant’: The UQ courses that will soon be history
The University of Queensland plans to discontinue some programs next year, prompting grave concerns that certain institutions could become a thing of the past.
‘Mob rule’: UQ condemned over offer to student activists
Queensland’s biggest university has been accused of allowing an activist “mob” to control its policy, after a leaked document revealed a proposal to pro-Palestinian student protesters.
Major leadership changes at Qld university, private school
A long-serving principal unexpectedly announced they will leave the top job at the end of this year, while a Queensland university chancellor has retired, with a successor being appointed.
‘Blood money’: Vandals’ blunt message to uni after protest drama
Mystery vandals have left a confronting message at the entrance to the University of Queensland’s main campus, as tensions remain over ongoing pro-Palestinian encampments.
No seat at the table: Qld unis snubbed on national committee
Queensland universities, and regional university leaders more broadly, have been left off a newly-formed tertiary advisory committee, in what has been described as a “critical oversight”.
Pro-Palestine protesters defy UQ eviction notice
University of Queensland students in a pro-Palestinian camp have rejected the university’s request to discontinue as further restrictions are introduced.
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