Industry & Research
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Aus explores Horizon Europe membership
The Albanese government has asked universities, researchers and businesses for feedback on joining the world's largest research program.
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China, Iran high-risk countries for research
Australia will “sharpen” efforts to crack down on university research deals being exploited for foreign interference or espionage by drawing…
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UQ vaccine bought in billion-dollar deal
Breakthrough vaccine technology invented by the University of Queensland is at the centre of a landmark deal worth up to…
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Education research centre MCERA closes
A not-for-profit research centre that provided media training for academics and dispersed education research to the public will close after…
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Call for unis to ditch teacher education
A research centre has recommended initial teacher education courses be removed from universities and be once again set up through…
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Horizon Europe revisited in wake of Trump’s attacks on unis
The peak university body has again called on the Albanese government to invest in research fund Horizon Europe amid growing…
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“Broken”: Brian Schmidt and Richard Holden on Australian research
A Nobel laureate and an esteemed economist outlined the sub-par state of Australian research funding and sovereignty in a joint…
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Applications to ITE increase due to new incentives
Student teacher enrolments are bouncing back nationally after they dipped during the Covid-19 pandemic, fuelling positivity that the pipeline of…
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University of Tasmania continues cuts to Arts, Humanities
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is set to cut 13 full-time staff as it proposes a massive shake-up of its…
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A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant
In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has terminated more than US$2 billion in federal grants, according to a…
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How Labor can use its strong majority to support universities
The higher education sector is craving stability and investment after the policy changes, regulation warnings and instability of Labor's last…
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Australia Institute criticises $390m travel, $410m consultant spending amid job cuts and deficits
Analysis from The Australia Institute said 10 universities together spent more than $390m on travel in 2023 and 27 institutions…
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Charles Darwin uni loses $200,000 US research funding
A research contract valued at about $200,000 has been lost by Charles Darwin University (CDU) as a result of US President…
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Trump cuts research funding to six Aus universities and counting
At least six Group of Eight (Go8) universities have had research grants terminated by the United States amid an anti-diversity…
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Body cams, staff to carry ID, change of culture: TEQSA draft rules for protests, student complaints
Universities will be expected to publish de-identified complaints data publicly, make student complaints processes clearer, and analyse the data twice…
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Trump: Aus research must disclose vaccine, transgender, DEI or China ties
Australian researchers who receive United States funding have been asked to disclose links to China and whether they agree with…
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How universities can fix health workforce shortages
Three Australian healthcare experts last week told universities how to solve the biggest challenges and possible solutions to a number…
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2024 Shaping Australia award winners announced
Researchers who developed coffee ground-infused concrete, a rust disease cure for wheat crops and an intellectual-disability friendly playground took home…
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Tesla chair to lead research and development review
A Strategic Examination of Research and Development review is to evaluate how to maximise Australia's existing research and development (R&D)…
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UTAS to disestablish research centre, College of Arts and Law
A University of Tasmania change proposal is considering disestablishing a large part of the College of Arts, Law and Education's…
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Calls for Tasmania uni VC to resign over backtrack on city campus plans
Save UTAS activists have called on University of Tasmania Vice Chancellor Rufus Black to resign from his $1.1m-a-year job as…
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Biggest HE challenges for 2025-26: Opinion
There are always issues and challenges facing institutions in the Higher Education sector and although these do vary from year…
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Are academics more likely to answer emails from ‘Melissa’ or ‘Rahul’? The answer may not surprise you
Universities are supposed to be places where all students can learn, free from discrimination. A key part of this ideal…
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I got generative AI to attempt an undergraduate law exam. It struggled with complex questions
It’s been nearly two years since generative artificial intelligence was made widely available to the public. Some models showed great…
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Beyond the ivory tower: universities need to prioritise the entrepreneurial mindset, not just new ideas
As universities consider their future in the 21st century, many are embracing the concept of “innovation” in their strategic plans.…
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