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Melbourne has the best academic reputation of any Australian uni, Times Higher Education says
The University of Melbourne has topped the list of Australia’s most prestigious higher education facilities globally. The annual Times Higher Education (THE) world academic…
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Treasurer tells big banks to ease HECS home loan rules
Big banks have agreed to review the impact of university debts for degrees on home loan approvals following an intervention…
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QUT anti-semitism review leader announced, responds to parliamentary inquiry
The Queensland University of Technology has announced more details about its independent review into last month’s controversial National Symposium on…
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Monash underpays $7.6m as ‘expert council’ on uni governance members announced
The members who will sit on the council overseeing university governance and advising government on "universities being good employers" have…
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Uni equity scholarship applications up 35%
The admissions centre that handles university applications in NSW and the ACT has said students applying for equity scholarships has…
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Unis ranked by best employability, teaching quality: See the lists
A Sydney university with less than 1500 students has been ranked number one in the nation for the highest employment…
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Wollongong uni considers cutting all language courses, STEM, geography
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is in the process of deciding what job and subject cuts it will make in…
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The most popular courses for 2025 applicants in NSW and ACT
Early-bird university applicants favoured health courses for another year in a row as admissions centres have revealed application and field…
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The fallout from Joe de Bruyn’s anti-abortion speech
An internal Australian Catholic University body is investigating whether an anti-abortion graduation speech was a breach of positive duty of care by…
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6 expelled, 21 suspended from Sydney uni college
Six male students have been expelled and 21 have been suspended after a serious bullying incident at the prestigious St…
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Student drop-out rate still slowly rising
New Department of Education figures show students are dropping out of university at an increasing rate as financial and political…
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Anti-abortion speech sparks mass walkout at ACU graduation ceremony
Graduating students at a top Australian university staged a mass walkout during former union boss Joe de Bruyn’s keynote speech, after he began…
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Govt confirms university governance review as more job cut threats come from UniSQ, CQU, UTS
A review of how universities are governed is to start in December after it has been revealed up to six…
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“Not even more students would fix this”: Three unis cut staff, pay to face money challenges
Three Australian universities have announced they will have to slash jobs and pay after reviewing yearly finances, with one even…
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USyd chemical explosion sends three people to hospital
A chemical explosion at the University of Sydney sent three people to hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Paramedics were called to the university just…
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Uni rankings have declined by an average of five places. Here’s why
The majority of Australia's 10 top universities have fallen in the latest global rankings from Times Higher Education (THE), with…
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Calls for USyd vice-chancellor Mark Scott to resign over handling of protests
A peak Jewish body has advised University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott to appoint an independent adjudicator who can overturn…
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Govt funds 500 postgrad psychology places amid industry-wide course closures
The Albanese government will support some universities to offer 500 more psychology course places to boost the mental health workforce…
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UniSQ names former minister John McVeigh as chancellor
Dr John McVeigh, a former Turnbull government minister, has been named the fifth chancellor of his alma mater, the University…
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Which Australian university won the Paris Games?
If Griffith University were a country competing in this year’s Paris Olympics, it would have come in 11th place –…
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Half of students using Country Universities Centres first in family to attend university
More than half of the students accessing NSW Country Universities Centres (CUCs) are the first in their families to attend…
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Program for educators to buy home with 10% deposit, lenders mortgage insurance waived
A scheme by broking company Portfolio Brokers enables anyone who works in the education sector to apply for a home…
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An academic publisher has struck an AI data deal with Microsoft – without their authors’ knowledge
In May, a multibillion-dollar UK-based multinational called Informa announced in a trading update that it had signed a deal with…
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University of Sydney sets up external review of campus protests
The University of Sydney will commission an external review following months of Israel-Gaza encampment protests. In an email to staff…
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ANU finds $2m in unpaid casual wages, RMIT VET staff to strike
The Australian National University has admitted to underpaying 2290 workers a total of $2 million, an average of $599 each,…
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