Four years on from the MyMaster cheating scandal that rocked NSW universities, contract cheating – where students engage a third-party individual or service – continues to be prevalent in Australian universities. Research has found that 6 per cent of Australian ...
More »THE ranking: two more Australian unis join global top 200
Queensland University of Technology and the University of Canberra are the two latest Australian universities to reach the top 200 in a closely-watched ranking of world universities. Times Higher Education today published the 2020 edition of its World University Rankings. ...
More »OECD report puts uni student mix back in the spotlight
A new OECD report shows a snapshot of higher education in Australia but our intake of international students is the finding that's grabbing headlines. The Education at a Glance 2019 report found that while they made up 14 per cent of those enrolled in ...
More »Strictly speaking | Concretes
Seen in large letters on café signs at Dubai airport, alongside burgers etc… The mind boggles as to what jaw-breaking kind of food this might be – maybe one of Heston Blumenthal’s latest inventions! Neither the Oxford Dictionary online nor ...
More »The collaborative campus: A new model for higher education
Australia’s higher education sector is facing significant structural changes on multiple fronts. New student demographics, technological advances, the need to partner and collaborate with industry and funding reductions are permeating the competitive sector, and in response, we’re seeing campuses around ...
More »JCU ordered to pay sacked professor $1.2m
Former James Cook University professor Peter Ridd will line his pockets with $1.2 million from his former employer’s coffers should it decide not to appeal the Federal Court ruling. The marine scientist was dismissed by JCU in May last year. ...
More »Canadian uni to offer online cannabis cultivation course
A Canadian university is capitalising on the country’s decision to legalise cannabis, offering an online course on the plant’s production. The University of Guelph course is targeted towards both commercial and home growers – and, with 60 students already enrolled, ...
More »Are universities smart enough? How smart technologies can revolutionise the university experience
Youth may well be wasted on the young, but not when it comes to exerting influence on the higher education sector. As we prepare to enter the 2020s – poised to embrace the emerging technologies and innovations that a new ...
More »Idaho uni panel reviews dismissal of professor, meth-related student alert
A University of Idaho panel has backed a journalism professor’s dismissal but skirted around an alert text the institution sent to students warning that she told police she used meth and had access to firearms. Denise Bennett was put on ...
More »That’s not us: US uni distances itself from moniker-sharing big pharma
What’s in a name? Potential damage to reputation for one US university. For the most part, Australian universities keep it simple when picking a name – opting almost exclusively for geographical references or notable figures. But basing an institution’s name ...
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