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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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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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