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This is Campus Review's 2017 Federal Budget blog. It is best read up from the bottom of the page. Email the news editor with your thoughts. For our final entry today – Wednesday 10 May 2017 – we return to ...

The federal government’s plans for the university sector are not in the long-term interests of Australia or its economy. After years of economic growth, Australia is struggling to improve quality of life within tight fiscal constraints. But it still has ...

This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Maryjane Pulham recently graduated from University of Waikato, in Hamilton on New Zealand's North Island. She made the ...

Many organisations rely directly on high-performing and always available websites, which in some cases represents their entire business model. The education sector is a prime example of this, with a growing incidence of online courses being made available to everyday ...

On World Hearing Day – 3 March 2017 – while global initiatives were being rolled out to advocate for people with hearing loss and to ensure that effective systems are in place to deliver this, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

A research team from the University of Western Australia has revealed new insights into pneumonia susceptibility. In the study, a pneumococcal vaccine was given to people with and without HIV, and their immune cells and their functions were examined before ...

A University of Canberra research team has concluded that both cardio and strength training in older people can have positive effects on their cognitive abilities. Lead author Joe Northey, from UC’s Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, said the evidence is ...

A focus on first-year students is embracing tertiary education’s big picture. The longterm outcome for this blueprint is a person much better equipped for the workforce. Australian education is at a crossroads. Most students entering tertiary education will have had ...

#SummerLifeQLD is a Queensland government initiative to promote the Sunshine State and its universities to overseas students looking to spend a semester Down Under. As evidenced by the hashtaggy name, #SummerLifeQLD has a social media component. Participating students are encouraged ...

Humans can get back their competitive advantage by focusing on the arts. For some time now, the dominant voice across Australia has despaired at the country’s lack of standardised knowledge when it comes to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). ...