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University of Canberra vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon has unexpectedly resigned from his post for personal reasons, after less than four years in the role. The university said last Thursday that Professor Nixon had stepped down from the position and deputy vice-chancellor ...

CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: The purpose of Hedx - Episode 100 Co-founder of HEDx Martin Betts is interviewed by higher education consultant Dr Ant Bagshaw in this, the 100th episode of his HEDx podcast. The conversation covers the the rationale ...

Tertiary education institutions can now apply for government assistance to access 50 new micro-credential courses for their students from mid-2024 in a new $10m up-skilling scheme. Micro-credentials are stand alone or complementary qualifications that can be completed in a short ...

A major national university with a campus in Brisbane has admitted to underpaying 1100 casual academic staff to the tune of $3.6m over seven years. Australian Catholic University released a statement on Wednesday disclosing the discrepancy, which occurred between 2016 ...

Medical and other health degrees are topping lists of most popular first preferences across Australia as universities continue to offer new students places to study in 2024. The SA Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC), that processes uni applications for SA and ...

The Albanese government's new 10-year migration plan aims to fix our 'broken' system by lowering the number of migrants travelling to Australia to sustainable and controlled levels. Tightening rules and creating new visa types for international students is a large ...

The new National First Nations College planned by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) aims to evoke the idea of country in the university’s Ultimo campus – one of Sydney’s most intensively built-up areas. Last week UTS released the winning ...

CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: How to measure university performance through equity groups - Episode 99 Executive Dean of Macquarie Business School Professor Eric Knight shares why the school worked with data consulting firm Mandala partners to measure how their university ...

In January 2021, the Morrison government changed the way university fees are set with the Job-ready Graduates scheme. The idea was to steer students into courses that would lead to “the jobs of the future” by making some fields (such ...

The Monash University Council appointed human trafficking and gender-based violence expert Professor Sharon Pickering as its 10th vice-chancellor and president last Wednesday. The Professor of Criminology will formally start the role on Monday, January 29, serving as VC and president ...