Sydney uni boss was warned radical group on campus
Jewish leaders have accused University of Sydney vice chancellor Mark Scott of failing to act on warnings a radical Islamist group had infiltrated the pro-Palestinian encampment as early as May.
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‘Capitulating’ to ‘fringe element’: Security experts lash Sydney Uni
National security experts and the Opposition have lashed the University of Sydney’s leadership after the uni made a deal with fringe protesters, despite concerns some members have links to extremism.
Sea of empty tents: Pro-Palestine protesters quit Sydney Uni site
Despite vowing to stand their ground in defiance of Sydney University’s orders, protesters have largely abandoned their encampment four days after being given an ultimatum to quit.
300 hacks per year: NSW unis fail their own cyber test
Seven of NSW’s 10 universities are failing to meet their own standards for cyber security, an audit has revealed, facing up to 300 incidents in a single year.
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More students complain of ‘pressure’ to join climate rally
Students at two more Sydney universities are complaining about the “politically unfair” pressure on them by senior academic staff to attend the Global Climate Strike in Sydney on Friday.
Why Aussies wish they had traded up
Almost a quarter of Australians would train in a trades or services role if they could “go back to high school and start again”, while less than a third would opt for uni.
Bachelor gets uni students hot for science
The powers that be have been trying to get people interested in science and maths careers for years — all they really needed was a sexy, single astrophysicist on TV.
Australia’s booming overseas student number revealed
Australia’s intake of foreign students is up to seven times larger than other nations, making it one of the highest in the world, a new report has found.
New way to be master of your destiny
Postgraduate study is opening up to Australians without a university degree with wider recognition of the knowledge and experience would-be students bring from the workplace.
Regional students get cash lure to study at uni
Taxpayers would fork out for regional parents to visit their kids at university and country students would get cash payments under a radical plan to halt shocking drop out rates.
Uni students increasingly ditching gap year
Students are ditching a full gap year and heading back in droves to start their studies mid-year.
Tradies’ lifelong earnings higher than many uni grads’
Studying at university may seem like a wise career move but the reality is many graduates are finishing their degrees with a large HECS debt and losing out financially compared with school leavers who embarked on a trade.
How our schools are failing kids
Schools are failing to prepare Australian students for university and the jobs of the future as literacy and numeracy skills face “sharp falls”, the Productivity Commission has found.
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