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ATEC
ATEC First Nations Commissioner appointed
Federal education minister Jason Clare has announced the appointment of Professor Mark Rose as First Nations Commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). “Professor Mark Rose is one of Australia's most respected Indigenous educators…
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Industry & Research
Perils of part-time study
Part-time students now make up more than a third of Australian university enrolments, but researchers say institutions remain geared towards full-time learners, contributing to lower pass rates, weaker retention and higher dropout rates.
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Podcasts
Podcast: Beyond the student panel
At this year’s HEDx Conference at UTS, students weren’t just attendees – they were embedded across the program, contributing to the hosting, and delivery of sessions. In this episode, Belinda Brear (Student Voice Australasia coordinator) and…
Workforce
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Pedagogy
Psychology ed must evolve with profession
The expansion of paid prac support for clinical psychology students has been welcomed, but experts warn Australia must also ensure placements are available, diverse and aligned with the skills future psychologists will need in practice.
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On Campus
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On Campus
Uni leaders face Antisemitism Royal Commission
The leaders of some of Australia's top universities have admitted they ‘failed’ in some aspects of handling Israel-Gaza protests and conflict on campus, a royal commission has heard.
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Commentary
Completion and compliance in ATEC era
When the Australian Universities Accord landed in February 2024, it arrived with the weight of a generational document. Four hundred pages, forty-seven recommendations, and a vision of 80 per cent of working-age Australians holding a…
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Industry & Research
What is the future of scientific research?
The federal budget delivered targeted boosts for science agencies but stopped short of the sweeping reforms recommended in the Ambitious Australia report, leaving the nation’s research system in a familiar holding pattern.
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Exclusive
How AI will change student experience
Artificial intelligence is poised to fundamentally reshape the student experience over the next decade, shifting universities towards personalised, always available support, a sector voice has said.
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Exclusive
UC centre to focus on public debate, not enrolments
Bill Shorten will leverage his political experience to open a centre that will foster healthy debate, exemplify public sector leadership…
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Rankings
Aus universities shine in sustainability rankings
Australian universities have placed well in Time Higher Education's Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, with eight achieving a spot in the…
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Podcasts
HEDX: Are global partnerships effective?
The fourth episode in our series, The AI Inflection Point, this conversation looks at whether higher education’s actions around creating global partnerships has actually been effective for students, for institutions, or for the sector?
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Podcasts
HEDx: The culture problem around AI
Lucy Marshall from the University of Sydney names what most leaders know but rarely say out loud — universities don't have an innovation problem. They have a culture problem.
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Podcasts
HEDx: AI highlights broken HE model
Welcome to episode one of The AI Inflection Point — our six-part series recorded at the HEDx 2026 conference in Sydney.
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Podcasts
HEDx: The student experience at UQ
In this episode for Student Experience, University of Queensland students Madison Piper and Ben Roden-Cohen sit down with Professor Kris Ryan.
