Melbourne has outshone Sydney and Canberra has held its place above Brisbane in the latest world ranking of best student cities released by university rankings agency QS. Despite recent tragic events in Paris, the French capital retained top spot in the index, ahead of Melbourne, ...
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UWA psychologist Human Rights Medal finalist
The first Indigenous psychologist to graduate in Australia has been shortlisted for the 2015 Human Rights Medal – though she wants recently retired Aboriginal AFL star Adam Goodes to win the honour. National Mental Health Commissioner professor Pat Dudgeon, from ...
More »Senate inquiry approves VET changes
Legislation to protect students from unscrupulous vocational education providers has been given the tick of approval by a government-dominated Senate inquiry. In its report tabled in parliament on Monday, the committee says the former Labor government's VET FEE-HELP scheme was ...
More »Link research funds to commercialisation success: Ferris
Research funds should be allocated based on commercialisation success as well as quality, the new chair of Innovation Australia has said. Speaking to Campus Review, Ferris reiterated the federal government’s message of establishing a more innovative nation. He said roughly ...
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Uni fee discounts for upfront pay on chopping block
University students would no longer get a 10 per cent discount if they pre-pay their course fees under a new government proposal. A measure abolishing the discount is contained in a bill introduced to Parliament yesterday. Under existing arrangements, as explained by the government's ...
More »Roboticist says tech will broaden farming’s appeal
Robots will get young people back on the farm, a University of Sydney roboticist has said. Australia’s agriculture sector is facing an ageing population and Australian Bureau of statistics figures show that since 1980, the number of people in ...
More »Public funds for Torrens pass over Greens’ objections
Torrens University Australia shouldn’t receive public funding, the Greens have argued. In legislation recently passed through Parliament , Torrens University Australia has been listed as a Table B provider – meaning it’s eligible for public research funding. The Greens attempted to ...
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