Melbourne University has again been named Australia’s best university in the latest round of higher education rankings.   The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) named Melbourne University the 57th top global university of 2023, rising six places from last year. ...

A University of Melbourne research team has made the world’s first curved augmented reality ­display screens, a breakthrough which is expected to widen the use of AR technology in recreation and the workplace. The researchers used 3D printing techniques to ...

The University of New South Wales has accepted a $7m donation from Australian businessman James Packer to advance research into the prevention and treatment of mood disorders. Mr Packer, who revealed in 2020 he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ...

Professor KC Chua is President of Singapore Institute of Technology where he leads a differentiated institution of applied learning. In a system with two top 50 comprehensive research universities SIT pursues a different mission focused on skills, jobs and the ...

More than 2700 current and former casuals at the University of Technology Sydney will receive over $4.4m after the university found proof of underpayment in its payroll over the last seven years. The university, which self-reported the underpayment in May ...

University lecturers may "overdo" allocating online course content which can lead to a decline in student engagement and hinder their learning, according to a recent study. Research from the University of Southern Queensland interviewed students and teachers about their perception ...

More university placements to facilitate Australia's nuclear submarine endeavours and clinical spots to attract nursing graduates were among the key tertiary spends included in this year's federal budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his second budget on Tuesday, which prioritised ...

This episode has a report from the recent ASU+GSV summit where global innovators explored the brave new world of higher Ed technology. Hear from Michael Moe of GSV, Paul LeBlanc of SNHU, Ethan Mollick of U Penn and Laura Ipsen ...

Professional university staff say they facing "crisis" levels of stress and workload in the wake of rolling university restructures and back-and-forth contract negotiations with academics. Last week, thousands of university staff walked off their jobs as part of an ongoing ...

The University of New England has appointed Professor Chris Moran as the university's new vice-chancellor following the resignation of Brigid Heywood in August last year. Professor Chris Moran, who has been Curtin's University Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research since 2016, said ...