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A new report into the trends of drug use in Australia has found that the use of many illicit substances like cocaine is at its highest levels since 2003. UNSW Sydney’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) recently released ...

A former senior Sydney academic has narrowly avoided being sent to jail for a bizarre hate mail campaign that included sending herself her own underwear, though her motivations will remain a mystery. Despite facing up to 10 years behind bars, ...

It’s a learning difficulty shared by celebrated actors including Orlando Bloom, Tom Cruise, Keira Knightley and Whoopi Goldberg, and it affects one in five Australians. Dyslexia.  Talented entrepreneurs including Dick Smith and Richard Branson also have the learning disability, as ...

The University of Melbourne has made it into the top 50 universities for the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2021, being Australia’s sole representative at number 46. Four other Australian universities ranked within the top 200, with Australian ...

Interest in nursing has surged despite the pandemic, with the career choice topping other fields in applications received by five out of nine Victorian public universities. A bachelor’s degree in nursing is the prime choice for students applying to Australian ...

The reality of university life is that it is complex and diverse. Universities are often huge institutions which impact massively on social and economic life. They are far beyond being places where scholars simply search for truth and knowledge and ...

Student uncertainty and animosity regarding potential course cuts at the University of Sydney (USyd) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has escalated, with a student general meeting called by Usyd’s student representative council (SRC) on Wednesday via Zoom. Called ...

Charles Sturt University, Australia’s largest regional and leading online university, has selected TechnologyOne’s OneEducation enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) platform to transform and streamline its business processes and technology landscape. The new seven-year deal builds on the success of TechnologyOne’s OneEducation ...

Professor Christopher Lawrence has been appointed the first Dean of Indigenous Engagement at Curtin University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering. In the role Lawrence, a proud Nyungar (Whadjuk and Ballardong) man, will help extend cultural understanding and open up career ...

Women who work in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are often underpaid, under-represented and unsupported, according to a new nationwide survey. Professionals Australia’s ‘Women Staying in The STEM Workforce’ report found that women in the professional, scientific and technical ...