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New ANU chancellor appointed
Dr Gordon de Brouwer was previously a professor of economics at ANU, and since then has held a number of…
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Where are our unis in ARWU rankings?
Australian universities continue to excel globally, with five ranked in the ARWU top 100. The University of Melbourne leads Australia,…
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Western Sydney launches brand campaign
For the first time in over a decade, Western Sydney University (WSU) has launched a brand campaign with a new…
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Abdel-Fattah sues La Trobe over Bendigo festival
Author and activist Randa Abdel-Fattah on Monday alleged the organisers of the 2025 Bendigo Writer's Festival discriminated against her on…
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Monoculture won’t solve skills shortages
A sector voice that helps refugees study in Australia said displaced persons remain a valuable source of skilled labour amid…
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Aus universities shine in sustainability rankings
Australian universities have placed well in Time Higher Education's Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, with eight achieving a spot in the…
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How Griffith placed second in THE impact rankings
Global academic rankings of various kinds tend to share mostly the same top 50 universities in slightly different orders depending…
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UNSW tops rankings for first time
The University of NSW is now Australia's best university, according to the QS World University Rankings 2027, as it claimed…
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ICAC investigates alleged corruption at UOW
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will investigate the executive team at the University of Wollongong, including chancellor Michael Still,…
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Top universities fall in latest rankings
Some of Australia's top universities have fallen in the 2026 Centre for World University Rankings as the federal government was…
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Barney Glover appointed head of ATEC
Professor Barney Glover has been appointed chief commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission permanently, Education Minister Jason Clare announced…
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University staff warn tutorials overloaded
A survey of more than 4,000 university staff has found that class sizes have increased to unacceptable levels in the…
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No antisemitism definition at Aus unis
In the same week that students and academics were giving evidence into their university experiences at the Royal Commission on…
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2026/27 Budget and higher education
When it comes to higher education, the sector has expressed a mixture of disappointment and lukewarm support for the budget.…
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More resignations from ANU council
Four more members of the Australian National University Council have resigned from their posts following the departure of Julie Bishop…
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Julie Bishop resigns as chancellor of ANU
Former deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop has resigned as chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) seven months before her…
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Int’l students underpaid $3.18bn in wages
The systemic exploitation of workers on temporary visas has become embedded in Australia’s labour market, a landmark new report has…
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Genevieve Bell suspended over alleged misconduct
Former ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell was suspended from her role as Distinguished Professor at the School of Cybernetics over serious…
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Universities respond to $1.8bn consultant spend
A scathing ABC report has revealed universities spent $1.8 billion on consultants in 2024 as it probed how universities use…
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Half of Australian courses in world top 100
Almost half of all programs offered in Australian universities are in the top 100 globally, according to the 2026 QS…
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UTS ‘effectively silenced’ student complaint
UTS has apologised to a student for causing distress after it improperly applied a confidentiality expectation to a complaint of…
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One Aus university in top 50 THE rankings
Australia’s universities have charged up the global leaderboard in a year where many of their international peers lost ground, according to a…
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Students score universities on experience
Three private universities offer the best student experience out of all Australian institutions according to the latest student experience survey,…
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Australian universities fall in world rankings
Just under 70 per cent of Australian universities have dropped compared to last year in the latest university rankings.
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WSU wins impact rankings for fourth year
The performances of the institutions were measured against the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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