Attempts by the coalition to attach amendments on free speech and student learning entitlements to the demand-driven university funding bill failed last week, while the bill still remains before the House of Representatives. Manager of opposition business Christoper Pyne said ...
More »UWA slims to a lean new model
From next year, students at the University of Western Australia will have just five undergraduate degrees to choose from instead of hundreds. The university is moving to a degree program similar to that of Melbourne University, in which students complete ...
More »Too soon for government to claim low-SES success, say experts
Money is not the main barrier between students from disadvantaged backgrounds and university. Despite claims by the federal government that changes to Youth Allowance have encouraged more students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to attend university, experts say it is too ...
More »University rankings criticised as oversimplified, distorted
A European report that finds fault with the way university rankings are derived has itself been criticised International university rankings come in for criticism in a report published last Friday by the European University Association (EUA), which found they provided ...
More »Demand-driven funding back on legislative agenda
The push to uncap student numbers and increase admissions finally comes before parliament this week. After being pushed back on the parliamentary agenda by arguments about the carbon tax, live cattle exports and asylum seekers, the bill for demand-driven funding ...
More »Bowen says student visa program unsustainable
Not much scope for reform, a rebalancing of student program needed Australia’s student visa system is “unsustainable” and needs to be rebalanced, immigration minister Chris Bowen told a lunchtime conference in Sydney on Friday. Bowen was commenting in response to ...
More »Study suggests WA unis may have no demand to meet when cap lifted
When universities move to an upcapped system in 2012 there may be one state that has no demand to meet, a new study suggests. Western Australian school students are being discouraged from attempting harder year 12 courses that would allow ...
More »Threats can deter early-career climate scientists from going public
Threats and abuse are not rare in climate change circles across the globe. While it is the death threats to climate change researchers at Australian National University that have received the most coverage in the past week, they were not ...
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