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Victoria proposes ATAR cut-off of 70 for teaching degrees
The Victorian government has today unveiled a policy that would require aspiring teachers to have an ATAR of at least…
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QS ranks USYD 4th in the world for employability
The University of Sydney has placed fourth in the world in the latest iteration of QS’s graduate employability rankings, putting it…
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‘Splendour’ of chancellors bemoan bureaucracy, warn of more disruption
Deciding on a collective noun for a group of chancellors was one of the pressing issues discussed at the recent…
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Faculty Focus
Transdisciplinary thinking the hot trend at UTS
Two words, 10 syllables: 'transdisciplinary innovation'. It's the new buzz-phrase going around the University of Technology Sydney. So much so that…
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Local unis would be ‘crazy’ to avoid China: Spence
With the University of Sydney strengthening its ties with China, as demonstrated by the opening of its first Chinese address…
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International education generates $20.3 billion for Australia
International education earned Australia $20.3 billion last financial year, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures have shown. This is an…
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Dawkins calls for bipartisanship in higher-education policy
A former politician hailed as a father of Australia’s current tertiary-education system has called on the federal government and the opposition to…
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ANU tops local schools in ‘THE’ employability ranking, again
The Australian National University has shot up Times Higher Education’s Global University Employability ranking, coming in at 22. By climbing…
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Labor promises more money for unis, better co-operation
Federal Labor has vowed to pump billions of dollars into universities, and would work to ensure that the higher education…
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Bebbington once thought he wouldn’t finish high school
As a teenager, University of Adelaide vice-chancellor professor Warren Bebbington thought he would leave high school at the earliest opportunity…
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Birmingham flags policy changes, promises responses to HESP report
With the release of the final recommendations of the Higher Education Standards Panel, federal education minister Simon Birmingham has announced…
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Aussies will need hard tech and soft skills by 2030: report
A report commissioned by the National Broadband Network (NBN) and the Regional Australia Institute has argued half of Australians will…
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Commentary
Opinion: Fix the apprenticeship system, now
We can look back fondly and see an apprenticeship system with a long and proud tradition. It has been highly…
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Curtin to replace 100-150 teachers with researchers, executives
Curtin University executives and researchers may soon be teaching classes, as an internal email revealed 100 to 150 teaching staff…
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‘The Block’ co-host does video promo for apprenticeships
Learning a trade could help you become many things, including a TV star. That’s the message from the federal government…
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VC Hill calls for unfreezing of sub-degree places
In his first push for policy change as incoming chair of the Regional Universities Network, professor Greg Hill has called…
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Trump could spark international student boom: IEAA
The International Education Association of Australia has predicted that Australia will see an influx of international students and academics after…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Industry & Research
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,…
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International Education
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…
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