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The Macquarie Dictionary recently announced its winners of word (or phrase) of last year. Those chosen by the selection committee and the general public to represent the zeitgeist reflected a similar theme. The committee’s choice was phantom vibration syndrome, or ...

  National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Tasmania have gone on strike to protest the extended negotiations for a new collective agreement. An NTEU spokesperson said the 30-minute strike went well at the Sandy Bay Campus. “After ...

In a tough economic climate, the market worth of a humanities education can be undervalued, but experts argue that an arts education is invaluable and relevant to contemporary society. By Antonia Maiolo Despite weaker job prospects for humanities graduates, thousands ...

  In the ongoing debate about whether massive open online courses (MOOCs) are the ‘game changer’ for universities, the consequences for the academic profession and university jobs are largely overlooked. By Jeannie Rea. The confluence of the massification of higher ...

The New South Wales parliamentary secretary Gabrielle Upton outlines the policies of the state government on international education. I know from my own time as an international student that it can be a challenging and hugely rewarding experience. I did ...

  An overwhelming number of tertiary students living independently in Canberra are experiencing the kind of housing stress that leads to serious poverty outcomes, says a charity report. By Aileen Macalintal Anglicare surveyed over 200 students from Australian National University, University ...