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‘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.

Students attending university feel short-changed as their debt continues to grow.
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Young people feel short-changed, and student debt is a key reason why

Rising student debt, fuelled by the misguided Job-ready Graduates package, is compounding young Australians’ sense of a cost-of-living crisis, and the feeling they are being short-changed.

  • by Michael Dockery
Universities must do more to improve campus experience

Universities must do more to improve campus experience

In one of the world’s most expensive cities, and after a pandemic changed the way we work and learn, the campus lifestyle is increasingly a thing of the past. 

  • by The Herald's View
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The best and worst universities for graduate salaries revealed

The best and worst universities for graduate salaries revealed

Universities are coaching students in how to negotiate their salaries, but external forces dictate how big their first pay cheque will be. Search the table.

  • by Christopher Harris
Unis are getting an antisemitism report card. They’re thinking about it

Unis are getting an antisemitism report card. They’re thinking about it

Universities have vowed to review a landmark plan to tackle antisemitism on campuses but have stopped short of endorsing it.

  • by Christopher Harris and Bridie Smith
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The HSC science subject in which most students get a top band

The HSC science subject in which most students get a top band

Most students who take this subject get a strong result, with the warning it can be “blood, sweat and tears”. Which science subjects should you choose for success?

  • by Penry Buckley
More than 30,000 students do this HSC subject. Fewer than 200 get top marks

More than 30,000 students do this HSC subject. Fewer than 200 get top marks

More students are choosing standard English over advanced English in the HSC – and a large performance gap has opened up between the courses.

  • by Cindy Yin
Secret warnings issued a year before Sydney’s selective school test chaos
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Secret warnings issued a year before Sydney’s selective school test chaos

Internal documents show the NSW Department of Education knew about a litany of issues after a practice run.

  • by Lucy Carroll and Emily Kowal
Cranbrook teacher accused of trespassing while wearing disguise

Cranbrook teacher accused of trespassing while wearing disguise

The teacher has been charged with trespassing on his neighbour’s eastern suburbs property and disguising his face with intent to commit damage.

  • by Lucy Carroll and Jessica McSweeney

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