Campus Review The latest in higher education news

Universities warn of damage to Australian research reputation if cuts go ahead. Universities Australia has urged the Government to affirm its commitment to public investment in research and innovation as a key plank in the 2011 Federal Budget to ensure ...

A new review will strive for cultural change in universities as well as equity for indigenous students and academics. The federal government has ticked another Bradley box, announcing a review of higher education access and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres ...

The biggest tertiary education shake-up since Dawkins is being conducted in a data-free zone. The federal government is sitting on information about the impacts of its historic shake-up of tertiary education, with at least eight reports - including regular annual ...

The peak public providers' definition of 'tertiary' is too narrow, VET experts say. The definition of ‘tertiary’ devised by the peak university and TAFE groups – that tertiary education means diploma level and above – excludes the vast majority of ...

The Go8 has broken ranks with other university groups in suggesting that base funding shouldn't have an equity component. Improved youth allowance arrangements would be more effective than the government’s equity program – the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program ...

Eighty per cent of the work of TEQSA and the national VET regulator will essentially be the same, says Denise Bradley.

UWA and the Spanish National Research Council have agreed to collaborate in four disciplines.

A survey of 12,000 Australian PhD students uncovers some surprising findings on workforce aspirations. More than half of all Australian research students want an academic career in this country but are pessimistic about their chances. That’s one of the major ...

Students' ability to claim educational expenses against their youth allowance will reportedly be reversed in next month's budget. Students have cried foul over the federal government’s reported plans to cancel their tax deductions in next month’s budget. The Australian Financial ...

These are disciplines which have many unique costs. These costs are difficult to minimise, particularly when professional pedagogy dictates that unique spaces and facilities are essential writes David Battersby. Admist the frenetic activity and debate about the Lomax-Smith base funding ...