Students reveal ‘harrowing’ anti-Semitic experiences at Melbourne unis
Students and staff have described how they’ve been spat at and threatened regularly at Victoria’s top universities since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Tertiary
‘Will hurt us bad’: What international student caps mean for Victoria
Victorian tertiary students could miss out on overseas study opportunities and encounter cuts to courses as fears mount the state will be “disproportionately” affected by international student caps.
Monash Uni criticised for ‘sloppy’ handling of car crash student’s complaint
The university’s administrators have been told to do better after its dealings with a female engineering student who sought special consideration following two car accidents.
Allied health students demand end to placement poverty
Psychology, speech pathology and physiotherapy students are demanding they be paid for their mandatory placements after their classmates in nursing were promised weekly paychecks.
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Teachers financially drained due to unpaid uni placement
The extreme “financial burden” placed on teachers forced to complete unpaid placement to finish their degree is causing many to drop out.
Victorian universities’ major Australia Day move
Some of Victoria’s biggest universities have made a major change to their policies on Australia Day.
Financial stress driving wannabe teachers to tears
Droves of teaching students have considered dropping out over “debilitating” course fees and unpaid training requirements.
Deakin Uni at centre of wage theft allegations
The National Tertiary Education Union said Deakin University’s response to claims of wage theft had so far been “appalling”.
Uni lecturer sacked for alleged sexual misconduct
A Melbourne University lecturer has been sacked for alleged sexual misconduct — one of four stood down this year.
Monash backtracks on ‘woke’ marks requirement
A Monash engineering student lost marks for failing to include an Acknowledgement of Country on an assessment, sparking fierce backlash.
Uni to close Werribee vet hospital
At least 80 jobs will disappear in Melbourne’s west after a university announced plans to close its animal hospital and scrap its Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences.
University of Melbourne to repay millions to staff
The University of Melbourne will repay more than $22m to thousands staff following a probe into wages at the prestigious institution.
Ex-RMIT lecturer can’t appeal ‘serious misconduct’ finding
An RMIT University lecturer who wrongly marked 57 students and was sacked for “serious misconduct” has been denied the right to appeal.
The subjects that pay uni grads quarter of a mill
A graduate job finder says some companies are so desperate for graduates they are paying up to $250,000. Find out which uni subjects pay the most.
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