Uni dropout rates ‘all about cost’
The university with the highest dropout rate in Australia has pinned the blame on cost-of-living pressures.
Higher Education
Award program showcases uni achievements
The Shaping Australia Awards are returning this year to again shine a spotlight on how universities are benefiting Australia.
Unis split over international student limits
Technology universities want a flat 35 per cent cap on international students which could cost Group of Eight universities $1bn a year in lost tuition fees.
Terror police probe Sydney Uni stabbing as CCTV emerges
Footage has emerged of the 14-year-old boy arrested after allegedly stabbing a man at the University of Sydney dressed in full-body camouflaged. Police say the attack was ‘not religiously motivated’.
Health goes digital, backed by uni alliance
Thirty six universities have banded together to solve the pressing need to digitally train 200,000 more health workers in the coming decade.
Commentary
A real choice in this election
The coming federal election has the sharpest policy divide on higher education for decades, especially in approaches to funding.
Non-medical research loses again
The Coalition misses the chance to redress funding inequity.
Brush up your teaching
High-quality, continuous professional learning is critical for keeping teachers’ skills and knowledge relevant.
Leadership worth developing
Leadership has been a missing factor in international aid to developing countries — until now.
Revisionism low mark
Australian academics are rewriting history and perverting the truth of our proud past.
Quality of research increases despite cuts
Despite repeated cuts to research funding, the Excellence in Research for Australia audit shows research quality continues to grow.
Latest
Police swarm Sydney Uni after stabbing
A major police operation is underway at the University of Sydney following unconfirmed reports of a stabbing.
Union’s call on wage theft is a ‘stunt’ say unis
The National Tertiary Education Union’s call for a parliamentary inquiry into university wage underpayment is a “political stunt”, says the university industrial body.
Why ATN unis want a 35pc international student cap
Technology universities explain why they are calling for a cap on international students numbers at 35 per cent of the student body.
Bullying claim over abortion research
Law professor Joanna Howe has lodged a stop bullying application against her employer Adelaide University over her research on abortion and regulation of prostitution.
Rise in uni dropouts fuelling skills shortages
University dropout rates are on the rise, as more students struggle financially or academically. Read our list of degrees with the highest failure rates.
Golden barra’s secrets uncovered
James Cook University scientists are getting closer to finding the secret of turning the grey old barramundi fish we all love into gold.
SCU wins ‘most improved’ award
Southern Cross University has been awarded by the QS ranking group for being the most improved university in the Oceania region.
Uni fronts up to donors over campus protests
The University of Sydney has had to front up to donors about its management of the pro-Palestine encampment protest on its campus over the past two months.
Jewish groups turn on Sydney University
A rare coalition of Australia’s peak Jewish groups says it has ‘lost confidence’ in the University of Sydney to provide for the safety of Jewish people.
Victoria chose the right way to reform teaching of reading
Victoria’s new requirement to teach structured literacy in schools is correct and also entirely consistent with the principle of autonomy for teachers.
Macquarie takes lessons from its 60-year history
Sixty years on, Macquarie University looks back on a history of achievement and plans to recapture its past in the future.
Uni ‘wage theft’ near $400m
The tally of university underpayment of wages to staff could reach $400 million, according to the National Tertiary Education Union.
Shergold to chair ARC in new independent era
Former Western Sydney University chancellor Peter Shergold is the inaugural chair of the new-look, independent Australian Research Council.
Physics students ‘gone by 2035’
Alarm bells are ringing because, at the current rate of decline, there could be virtually no students studying physics in senior high school by 2035.
Flexibility will improve outdated one-size-fits-all system
Federal government reforms will make Australia’s vocational education and training system more flexible and a better fit for our needs.
La Trobe steps up to regional nurse shortage
In a bid to ease the critical shortage of nurses, La Trobe University has announced a mid-year intake of nursing students at its regional campuses.
Research unis ready for AUKUS challenge
Group of Eight universities say they have the necessary expertise to play a key role in developing new military technologies under AUKUS pact.
Mission to solve challenges in agriculture
University of Southern Queensland student Sandiri Manaswini wants to help make agriculture eco-friendly in her home country of India.
Fury at university’s ‘capitulation’ to protesters
A deal ending an encampment sees some Gaza protesters being given a seat at the working group to review Sydney University’s defence investments.
Wrap for uni protest as Scott strikes a deal
Anti-Israel activists at the University of Sydney will pack up their tents after Muslim students accepted a seat on a working group reviewing the institution’s defence research ties.
Bond spreads its sporting wings
Bond University will boost its high profile in sport achievement and sports research, through a new partnership with Britain’s Loughborough University.
Labor’s student cap plan lashed as ‘convoluted’
Labor has been warned its plan to set a ‘hard cap’ on domestic university student numbers may not result in a rise in disadvantaged students and could incentivise providers to take fewer enrolments.
Unis not part of their communities
Six Australian universities are ranked among the world’s top 100 but few voters relate to tertiary institutions’ claims to international excellence.
Enrolling ‘caps’ for local uni students
Last month the Albanese government said it would cap numbers of international students at university. Now it wants to cap domestic students as well.
Give all unis flat cap of 35pc, says Deakin
Deakin Uni vice-chancellor Iain Martin calls for a flat 35 per cent cap on international students at all universities, in place of the government’s complex plan.
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