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University of Sydney rated at or above world standard in 24 broad discipline areas. Within an hour of the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation results being launched universities were responding. The University of Sydney announced in a ...

While universities stand to lose more than twice as much from cuts to capital funding, it’s the abolition of the ALTC that really has the higher education community up in arms. The higher education community has mounted a rearguard action ...

Post-secondary institution should recruit students in proportions that reflect the region they serve, writes Stuart Middleton I was astounded to read recently that Alaska State University had announced in tones seemingly ambivalent, shocked and celebratory that a milestone had been ...

Infrastructure funds reside in the fiscal equivalent of a floodplain. They can shoot up quickly, but they can get swamped just as easily. Last week’s cuts – to pay for the reconstruction of Queensland’s flood-damaged infrastructure – are the latest ...

The federal government’s efforts to improve international student safety didn’t impress many in the sector, but they appear to have satisfied the Indian government. Indian students in Australia no longer feel concerned about their personal safety, says the country’s External ...

The Tunisian government brought itself undone by over-investing in tertiary education, according to a Wall Street commentator – and there are lessons for the West. The recent popular uprising in Tunisia – and a potential domino effect in other authoritarian ...

Revenue-conscious VCs are justifiably concerned about student arrival numbers. But immigration officials are also concerned about student departure numbers – with equal justification, according to confidential government papers. By John Ross. More than 60 per cent of “temporary” migrants to ...

With gap year changes grabbing the political spotlight, few may have noticed the other income support changes – including an easing of the means test. By John Ross. Olivia Kidman, from Bendigo, has received Youth Allowance (YA) since she turned ...

HECS-style loans and technology universities are to be part of Ireland’s 20-year strategy, writes Annette Blackwell. An Australian-style fee-loan system is one of the main proposals of a report into higher education in Ireland. The idea has been tossed around ...

A new discussion paper says international student disquiet in Australia is generating a growing movement. By Susan Woodward. Government failure to address racism and the basic human rights of international students in Australia is fuelling a rising social movement and ...