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Where do Australian unis sit in the latest global rankings?
The highly respected Times Higher Education Index assesses the global academic reputations and funding levels of our universities.
Which degrees will lead to the biggest pay packets?
Check out the graduate and medium-term salaries for your degree - and how that compares with the long-term HECS debt.
- by Daniella White
‘Lost in the crowd’: Is going to a sandstone university worth it?
Students are often motivated by prestige in applying for universities. But that might not be the best metric for choosing a degree.
- by Daniella White
Post-Graduate Study
Want to future-proof your career? Here are some courses to consider
- by Alexandra Cain
Leaders of the pack: the practical pathway to a better job
- by Peter Lenaghan
Latest
Studying in the locker room: How Henry balanced his HSC with professional sport
Among the 20,000 students cramming for the HSC Business Studies exam, 17-year-old Henry Lau had his notes out in the Sydney Kings locker room.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
‘Just relieved it’s all over’: Summer starts for final HSC students
The biggest cohort of students in the state’s history, 71,619 pupils, can now say goodbye to school textbooks, teachers and HSC exam stress.
- by Christopher Harris
‘Profoundly unfair’: Coalition attacks Labor’s HECS debt cut plan
Australia will go to the polls with Labor proposing to slash student debts by 20 per cent and the Coalition lashing it as a burden on the rest of the country.
- by Olivia Ireland
The way some Melbourne University students are taught has changed. Here’s why
Neurodivergent students and staff at the University of Melbourne previously “struggled in silence”. That’s changing, thanks to these three researchers.
- by Bridie Smith
Exclusive
International students
University of Sydney attacks ‘misleading’ figures as hundreds of sector jobs go
The university has accused the government of providing misleading figures about its foreign student cohort.
- by Daniella White
Opinion
HECS
Albanese’s HECS relief won’t fix the core problem – the fees system is broken
Student debt has reached about $81 billion. The government receives far more in student repayments than it does from the gas industry through the petroleum resource rent tax.
- by George Williams
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p5ehi7