The University of Sydney has been hit with a federal lawsuit by a former staff member who claims he was discriminated against because of his race. Award-winning Iranian-Australian philosopher and translator Professor Omid Tofighan filed a federal lawsuit against the ...
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For Warumungu and Warlmanpa man Ethan Taylor, the opportunity to travel and study at one of the world’s oldest and most elite universities brings mixed emotions. The 23-year-old Melbourne university honours student was born in a small country town in Western ...
More »‘Highly concerning’: UNE staff report high rates of mental ill-health
More than a quarter of staff at the University of New England have reported experiencing severe or extreme symptoms of anxiety, depression and/or burnout, a union workplace survey has found. The UNE branch of the National Tertiary Education Union surveyed ...
More »University of New England professors call for action to ‘heal’ uni
Thirty-nine professors at the University of New England have called on its governing body to take urgent action to “heal” the university following the resignation of former vice-chancellor Brigid Heywood. In a letter to the university council the professors, who ...
More »ARWU Rankings 2022: Melbourne University and UQ climb global top 50
Melbourne University and the University of Queensland have ranked alongside the world’s top 50 universities in the latest round of higher education rankings. Released annually by the Shanghai Consultancy, this year’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) featured seven Australian ...
More »Not as good as the real thing – virtual versus real time graduations: opinion
Given the pandemic circumstances there has been a shift, by many providers within the higher education sector, to online (virtual) graduation ceremonies. There is no doubting the importance of a graduation to a student who has worked hard, invested heavily, ...
More »UNE Vice-Chancellor resigns amid racism allegations
University of England Vice-Chancellor Brigid Heywood has resigned amid allegations of racial vilification and assault, with the university breaking its silence following pressure from unions. Heywood was charged last week with common assault and behaving offensively in public after an ...
More »Universities set low bar to take subpar students
Struggling students who left school at the bottom of the class are being accepted into prestigious university degrees including engineering, architecture and psychology. Universities made offers to students with Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) scores below 50 – the bottom ...
More »‘Show the truth’: Ukrainian President’s message to Australian university students
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged university students and young people to utilise social media to resist disinformation spread by Russia. In a live-streamed address hosted by the Australian National University, Zelenskyy shared his experience navigating the atrocities of war ...
More »UniSA reintroduces mask mandate
The University of South Australia has reintroduced mask mandates on campus and has recommended online learning in efforts to curb the spread of the third Omicron wave. In a letter sent to colleagues on Monday, UniSA Vice Chancellor David Lloyd ...
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