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Industry & Research
Not finishing uni has advantages: study
'Finish what you start' is a widely revered tenet of neoliberal psychology, yet a new study by La Trobe University flips…
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Industry & Research
Gig-style internships are on the rise. Should we be concerned?
National newspaper The Australian does not have an internship program. Nonetheless, a few years ago, a young woman interned there, by virtue…
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News
University Valentine’s Day ban spurs dangerous ridicule
Romantic love won't be celebrated this year at the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan's third largest city. To much chagrin,…
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Industry & Research
As festival deaths pile up, experts plead for pill testing
As summer peaks, so does the incidence of music festivals; a rite of passage for many young Australians. Yet increasingly,…
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News
Nobel laureate stripped of honours after ‘reprehensible’ statements
In 2007 James Watson, the Nobel Prize winner who co-discovered the structure of DNA, said that black people are genetically inferior. In an…
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Indian scientists outraged by wacky remarks at annual congress
You would be forgiven for thinking you misheard certain comments at the latest Indian Science Congress. Among them: Einstein's theory…
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Policy & Reform
Four higher education trends to watch out for in 2019
Higher education is changing. Many commentators are questioning the relevance of the physical campus. Degrees are no longer prerequisites to…
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News
UOW’s Ramsay Centre deal sparks renewed debate
After shopping around for more than a year, the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation has found an unlikely partner: the…
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News
First fact-checking subject released, but is it too little, too late?
RMIT is heralding its introduction of Australia's first 'fact-checking' university subject. The course, which will be mandatory for first year…
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International Education
Scientists slam closed-access publication model as EU open access plan gathers steam
What unites a Venezuelan computer scientist, a Swiss engineer, an Israeli professor and a American 'mad scientist'? The open access…
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International Education
MIT defends Saudi Arabia ties in wake of Khashoggi murder
As the reverberations of the Jamal Khashoggi murder continue, Saudi Arabia has found an ally: MIT. The top university released…
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Analysis
Addressing campus transport issues through shared mobility
Australia’s transport culture is one which consists primarily of single-occupancy commutes. We are very much a car-loving nation, but this…
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Industry & Research
‘Small but significant’ number of international students have a gambling problem
With most universities' summer breaks here, many international students will be hitting the beach – and the casino. That is, if a University…
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News
USYD tops NSW, ACT student preferences
Another university application data dump, another Go8 domination. The University of Sydney has once again led first and total preliminary preferences among…
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News
Eight Australian universities to trial rankings alternative
The tiny, landlocked eastern Himalayan nation of Bhutan measures its success not by wealth – but by happiness. This is…
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Top Stories
VET review: Professor urges schools to ditch VET/uni dichotomy
A Murdoch University professor has criticised schools for encouraging students to choose between a VET or university pathway. Barry Down, a VET…
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Industry & Research
Researcher inundated with ‘Min Min’ light stories
He's taken on little people. Now, Dr Curtis Roman is tackling the mysterious, serpentine orbs known as Min Min. Particular…
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Faculty Focus
Australian philosophy and reconstruction of the renaissance citizen
I consider myself to be a child of the European Enlightenment. This is not only because of my Irish heritage,…
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News
Has New Zealand’s free university plan ‘completely failed’?
The first seven months of taxpayer-funded university for first-year students in New Zealand has been branded a "complete failure". Paula Bennett, New…
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Researchers riled by ARC funding delay
The Australian Research Council (ARC) funding announcement delay is increasingly raising concerns among researchers. ARC-funded projects are required to begin research…
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International Education
Japan finally opens new doors for international students
While Japan can no longer claim the lowest birth rate in the world, its rate of 1.44 births per woman is a…
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Features
Academics, uni management skewer ‘overhyped’ campus free speech debate #CRFreeSpeech
Professor Marguerite Johnson bristles at the issue of free speech on campus being termed a 'fight'. But that is indeed how…
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Industry & Research
Understanding the USC academics who want to ‘decolonise’ the curriculum
Who Put the Post in Postcolonial?" A 1998 review bearing this title was published in the journal NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction.…
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News
‘Contrived, pointless, and a total waste of taxpayer money’: groups respond to freedom of speech review
On Thursday, university personnel, fittingly, exercised their freedom of speech. Responding to the government's announcement of a review into freedom…
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News
Copyright Agency takes universities to tribunal
On Monday, the Copyright Agency commenced legal action against Australia's universities. The text and image license provider lodged a claim…
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