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Something special, even unique, took place this year – an Australian university was recognised by a global award scheme for business nous. That EY Entrepreneur of the Year Australia 2021 judges would choose the CEO of an Australian university was ...

Tried to hire a tradie lately? Or book a GP appointment? Or get an Uber at peak hour? Spare a thought for regional communities. While our capital cities struggle through the worst skills shortage in recent memory, regional Australia is ...

Australian Research Council grants will be doled out under a stricter timeframe and application processes will be refined under new reforms led by the federal government.  Speaking at a higher education summit in Sydney this week, federal education minister Jason ...

CQUniversity has chosen prominent disability advocate and former human rights commissioner Graeme Innes to be its next chancellor. Innes, who has been blind from birth, said something which made CQUniversity stand out for him in discussions about his new position ...

A new underground physics lab in regional Victoria is setting Australian universities up in the race to unveil the secrets of dark matter, and potentially make the ‘discovery of the century’. Located in an active gold mine, the Stawell Underground ...

Charles Darwin University has established a Neurodiverse Hub to better support the experience of students and staff with neurodivergent backgrounds and foster inclusivity on campus. CDU has teamed up with Untapped Holdings to create the Neurodiversity Hub to provide resources ...

The University of Queensland has pledged to boost enrolment rates of First Nations, low socio-economic, regional and other disadvantaged students by 2032.  Speaking at the university’s new Brisbane campus last week, UQ vice chancellor professor Deborah Terry announced the new ...

The strategy to build six-month short courses, or microcredentials, into a new arm of Australia’s international education sector has received a boost from this week’s visit by Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Pradhan, who has held talks with the federal ...

Monash University is leading a DNA screening study that aims to detect inherited genes that increase the risk of cancers and eventually introduce a nationwide genetic screening program. The pilot project will be working in collaboration with researchers and clinicians ...

Australian Entrepreneur of the Year for 2022 and CEO of Torrens University Australia, Linda Brown, joins the HEDx podcast to share her thoughts on the opportunities for private universities in Australia and globally to utilise EdTech and partner with connected employers. She advocates ...