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Australian Universities Accord panel considers caps on international student numbers
Caps on international student numbers are being canvassed as part of the milestone Australian Universities Accord, as Accord panel chairwoman…
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Former Monash VC appointed Victorian Governor
Former Monash vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner AC has been appointed as Victoria's next Governor. On Monday, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that…
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Podcasts
HEDx Podcast: Leading the global charge towards competency-based lifelong learning – Episode 74
Michael Fung as Director of the Institute for the Future of Education at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico, is the architect of the…
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Rankings
Impact rankings: Western Sydney University ranks first worldwide
For the second year, Western Sydney University has ranked first worldwide for its commitment to gender equality, wellbeing, climate action…
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Industry & Research
New $1m Flinders’ research project to tackle food insecurity
A Flinders University researcher has received funding to reduce food insecurity in South Australia by enhancing food preservation, minimising waste,…
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UniMelb launches new PhD in Indigenous Knowledge
Amid Reconciliation Week, the University of Melbourne has launched a new PhD course in Indigenous Knowledge to encourage more research…
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‘We want to wrap it up’: UNSW staff strike over contract delay
Staff at the University of New South Wales have gone on strike today to secure more permanent roles for casual…
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Industry & Research
Astronomers map the early universe
Astronomers at Swinburne University will use the new James Webb Space Telescope, located 1.5 million km from earth, to make…
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Podcasts
HEDx Podcast: How do you plan for what a university will look like in 35 years time? Episode 73
Professor Vivek Goel as President of Waterloo University in Canada is leading an exercise to generate a vision for what Waterloo will look…
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Industry & Research
International students in Australia are going hungry: study
International students studying in Australia are going hungry at an "alarming rate" according to a new report. Monash University researchers…
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Deakin uni boasts widest vocabulary in Australia
Deakin University students have the widest vocabulary than those of any other Australian university, according to a new analysis. A recent study…
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Podcasts
HEDx Podcast: The emerging population crisis and its impact on global universities – Episode 72
Data Scientist Stephen Shaw founded birthgap.org following his work surfacing the growing global gaps in birth rates from that required to sustain populations. He has found…
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Policy & Reform
Key WA unis say no to mergers
The West Australian government faces strong resistance to mergers from most of the state’s public universities, signalling a major battle…
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International Education
International students reluctant to enroll without secure housing
One in two international students are reluctant to enrol in Australian Universities due to a lack of secure accommodation, according…
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Faculty Focus
Meet the QUT professor who figured out Covid-19 was airborne
When the pandemic first struck in 2020, QUT Professor Lidia Morawska knew air transmission was a major factor in the spread…
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Commentary
What if there were no university rankings? Opinion
In 2012 at a San Francisco meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, a group of editors and publishers…
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Industry & Research
Uni of Melbourne researchers pave the way to augmented reality
A University of Melbourne research team has made the world’s first curved augmented reality display screens, a breakthrough which is…
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Podcasts
HEDx Podcast – What does a university in Singapore that opts out of rankings look like? Episode 71
Professor KC Chua is President of Singapore Institute of Technology where he leads a differentiated institution of applied learning. In…
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News
UTS to pay back staff over $4.4 million
More than 2700 current and former casuals at the University of Technology Sydney will receive over $4.4m after the university…
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Industry & Research
Academics dole out too much online course content, study says
University lecturers may "overdo" allocating online course content which can lead to a decline in student engagement and hinder their…
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Why sewerage is keeping vice chancellors up at night
We recently brought together hundreds of university professionals for a series of technology user groups. I asked one Vice Chancellor…
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Podcasts
HEDxPodcast: How is technology changing global higher education? Episode 70
This episode has a report from the recent ASU+GSV summit where global innovators explored the brave new world of higher…
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News
UNE appoints new Vice-Chancellor
The University of New England has appointed Professor Chris Moran as the university's new vice-chancellor following the resignation of Brigid…
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Newcastle Uni to make undergrad students complete job placements
Newcastle University will require thousands of undergraduate students to complete work placements as part of their degrees in efforts to…
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Southern Cross Uni to repay casuals after finding payroll ‘anomalies’
Hundreds of staff from Southern Cross University will be reimbursed after an independent review uncovered "anomalies in payments, salaries and…
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