In his first push for policy change as incoming chair of the Regional Universities Network, professor Greg Hill has called for sub-degree loans to be included in the demand-driven system. Hill, who is vice-chancellor of the University of the Sunshine ...
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The International Education Association of Australia has predicted that Australia will see an influx of international students and academics after the election of Donald Trump to the White House, and the UK’s Brexit from the European Union. Professor Chris Ziguras, ...
More »Trump’s higher-education plans may borrow from Australia’s
Where does US president-elect Donald Trump stand on higher education? No one really knows, since he hasn’t released an official policy, but it would seem that it all revolves around student loans. An outline compiled by the National Association of ...
More »UNSW to keep $50 million in fossil fuel shares
The University of New South Wales has announced it won’t put any more of its money into fossil fuel shares but it will still keep existing investments in these companies. UNSW released its new Investment Policy on Monday, November 7. ...
More »UTS becomes first uni to sign SANE employee mental health charter
The University of Technology Sydney has become the first university to sign SANE Australia’s charter, pledging to improve mental health among staff and students. At the end of October, UTS signed the SANE Australia Mindful Employer Charter. This is a promise to ...
More »We need humanities students, business leaders say
Business leaders told a forum that industry still needs humanities graduates. Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott said many people in Western countries are anxious, disengaged and frustrated, and now “question globalisation, migration, innovation and the value and virtues ...
More »Maths teaching drained by gender inequity, ageing: AMSI
Gender inequity will exacerbate shortages in the mathematical workforce caused by an ageing population, a new report from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute has warned. AMSI director professor Geoff Prince has quoted figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics that show ...
More »Indigenous congress struggles to stay afloat following cuts
A bipartisan organisation which has been advocating for improvements in Indigenous education has been cut to the bone and isn’t even able to make its rent after the federal government defunded it in 2014. The National Congress of Australia’s First ...
More »Report shows industry-sponsored research may be biased
The first of a series of studies may confirm the belief that food industry-sponsored research is more likely to favour the sponsors, though there is insufficient evidence to make a firm conclusion. The research, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, analysed ...
More »Student accommodation industry boom predicted
Student accommodation website student.com, has predicted a boom in the Australian purpose-built student housing industry, which is woefully undersupplied. Purpose-built student accommodation refers to housing built specifically for students. Bede Moore, student.com’s head of growth and partnerships Australia, said this accommodation type ...
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