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Tweaks to the nation’s higher education contribution scheme (HECS) could improve student outcomes, researchers say. Extending HECS to cover living costs and offering the scheme to international students is the subject of new research at the Australian National University. HECS ...

A public inquiry into allegations of corruption at the University of New England will begin on January 23 in Sydney after the university called in the Independent Commission Against Corruption following an internal investigation. ICAC is investigating allegations that UNE ...

Adequate funding is the key to enticing all universities to participate in the new demand-driven system and enjoy its anticipated spoils, according to Universities Australia. “The missing segment of the [demand-driven] policy framework is delivering on the base funding increases ...

The era of demand-driven education is upon us, and one thing is clear: no one is quite sure yet what the full impact will be. Universities are competing for more of the highest performing year-12 students in the country while ...

The project implementation group to oversee the creation of a new education entity born out of collaboration between the University of Canberra and the Canberra Institute of Technology has yet to be formed. The ACT government said it would make ...

Paul Wellings is keen on expanding international education but is not a fan of wholly owned offshore campuses. From one regional university to another – new Wollongong vice-chancellor Paul Wellings finds himself on familiar ground in his new position, arriving ...

Research in Australia is of high quality and our journals are respected around the world, say members of the executive of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association. Is Australian VET research of high quality? When we think about ...

Very few university students suffering depression are using on-campus counselling services, a study out of Victoria University has found. A survey of nearly 800 students by Professor Terence McCann found 21 per cent were psychologically distressed and 27 per cent ...

Two of higher education’s peak representative bodies, Universities Australia and the Group of Eight, are entering 2012 under new leadership and with a new focus on co-operation. UA chief executive Dr Glenn Withers, who has held the job since the ...

An international public policy congress will engage academic delegates from South Africa and Australia alongside government and industry representatives in developing research proposals on issues related to national productivity. The congress is the second of its type held in Cape ...