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CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - How are US universities faring? - Episode 115 The Australian university sector is focused on the Universities Accord and upcoming budget, while in the United Kingdom universities are struggling to afford to enrol domestic students ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday said the upcoming May 14 budget will consider providing relief for university student financial issues such as unpaid placements and disproportionately increasing HECS-HELP debts. Latest inflation numbers released on Wednesday say HECS repayments will increase ...

Change is a force that resonates beyond the confines of courtrooms and parliament halls. It thrives in university lecture theatres, nurtured by the minds of students who are given the opportunity to learn and grow. Education is more than just ...

James Cook University (JCU) has launched a review into its payroll system amid concerns thousands of staff have been underpaid.  The “historical compliance concerns” relate to casual employee payments across the north Queensland university, which has staff mainly based in Cairns ...

University of Wollongong vice-chancellor Patricia Davidson has made the surprise decision to step down after only three years in the role, saying that it is time for new leadership at the institution. She told university staff on Friday that it ...

CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: How universities can successfully merge - Episode 114 Anthony Finkelstein is the vice-chancellor of City, University of London, which is set to merge with St George's University of London on August 1. This week, he sits ...

The plummeting number of apprentices and school-leavers studying trades will cripple the Minns government’s plans to build 75,000 homes a year, a peak housing body has warned. The gloomy forecast is contained in a new report from the Master Builders ...

Union students and workers rallied in Sydney CBD last Friday to demand an end to unpaid placements that exclude low-SES students from some courses and cause 'placement poverty' for many. The Australian Services Union and Students Against Placement Poverty put ...

Skills, training and educator bodies have backed the Prime Minister's Future Made in Australia Act that will grow Australia's in-house manufacturing capabilities. The Prime Minister last Thursday outlined his plan to boost Australia's economic sovereignty through increased on-shore manufacturing and ...

The Climate Council has said all petrol and diesel car sales should be banned by 2035 if Australia wants to have a 'zero-emissions fleet' by 2050, but the leading independent skills training body raised alarm bells about EV workforce demands. ...