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The scenario for universities in 2013 appeared uncertain. Foreshadowed budget cuts to higher education suggested the worst of times may be on the near horizon. But who could have foreseen the “challenging” and “unprecedented” times that would follow just seven ...

Recent research from The University of Western Australia indicates that the real figure of Australian university students who engage in contract cheating in written assignments is between 8-11 per cent. Contract cheating involves students engaging the services of an academic ...

It’s been decades since Australian students have enjoyed tuition-free university education, but the University of the People (UoPeople) now boasts roughly 106,000 students from 200 countries around the world, with the majority from the US. The university’s cohort includes refugees ...

The pandemic forced many tertiary education institutions in Australia and New Zealand to speed up their ongoing digital transformation efforts. As institutions rush to quickly transition to digital modes of learning, many of them are struggling with gaps in the ...

A white supremacist convicted of terror offences has escaped a custodial sentence as a judge instead ordered him to stop reading right wing material and pick up some Jane Austen. Ben John was handed the 24-month sentence, suspended for two ...

The recent Times Higher Education world rankings (THE) 2022 marks the final of the main three rankings for the year, the other two being QS and Academic Ranking of World Universities. What does the THE 2022 tell us? At the ...

The influential Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 have been released, with 12 Australian Universities making the top 200. The rankings take in over 1,600 institutions across 99 countries and is measured on 13 performance indicators that measure an ...

The competition to enrol new students has continually pushed tertiary institutions to strengthen their future student teams – to listen and take a more consultative approach. With continual COVID disruptions, the competition has now got tougher. Indeed, high performing customer ...

Professor Mia Lindgren is the Dean of Swinburne University of Technology's School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education. She spoke to Campus Review about how many arts-related skills, including critical thinking, innovation and problem solving appeared at the top ...

A former high-ranking academic at a Sydney university is fighting to avoid ending up in jail after she was found guilty of masterminding a mystifying hate mail campaign targeting herself that caused the institution to stump up for a ring of security ...