One in six of academic staff and 42 per cent of students at the University of Tasmania experienced food insecurity in 2022, according to a new survey. The study, said to be the ‘first of its kind’ in Australia to ...
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QS Rankings 2022: Australia shines for sustainability
The University of New South Wales and Sydney University have been named as Australia's most sustainable universities, tying for fifth place in the latest global higher education rankings. Australia had 36 per cent of its universities appear in the top ...
More »Budget 22-23: What’s on for education?
Vocational education emerged as the centrepiece of the government’s higher education budget last night, with nationwide skills shortages and high cost-of-living tabled as key areas of priority. Last night, the government set aside $1 billion dollars into TAFE and VET ...
More »Overseas graduates can ease the tech skills shortage
Australia is failing to capitalise on the potential for international students to remain after they graduate and help alleviate technology skill shortages, according to new research by federal government agency Austrade. The 2022 Australian International Education Conference was told last ...
More »How do five different generations view university teaching and learning? Opinion
Teachers often argue that they learn most when they teach something to others. This seemed to go with the maxim that as a teacher you needed to be ahead of your students, but only by an hour or so, in having ...
More »Post Covid issues of academic authenticity and integrity – opinion
COVID-19 and the rush to offer everything tertiary online has, as everybody appreciates, shifted the sands in respect to how university education is experienced. This includes further moves into assessing courses remotely via online assignments, quizzes, and allied tests. Moreover, ...
More »Covid-19 review used ‘misleading’ data, says epidemiologist
A new report calling for Australia’s schools and universities to remain open during future Covid-19 outbreaks has been critiqued for using “misleading” data. Last Thursday, a six-month independent review into Australia’s Covid-19 response led by Western Sydney University chancellor professor ...
More »Academics push to renew foreign language interest in domestic students
Academics and language advocates across Australia are calling for a national strategy to renew domestic students' interest in foreign languages studies after data showed a drop in enrollments. Ten universities have backed up a new national campaign which invites students ...
More »Govt announces 20,000 new uni places to tackle skills shortage
The federal government has announced 20,000 extra funded places for universities in the next two years to tackle skill shortages across the country. Education Minister Jason Clare channelled funding towards areas with “critical skills needs’’ such as teaching, nursing, IT, ...
More »International students show increasing preference for Australia
International students’ desire to study in Australia is gradually returning following the pandemic, according to a new survey. It also revealed that Australia is closing in on Canada as the most preferred destination country for students. Responses from more than ...
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