A Melbourne university is investigating after a video surfaced on social media that appeared to show a crowded party on campus during stage 4 lockdown. La Trobe University confirmed to Nine News it was investigating the alleged breach that appeared ...

It’s not often people are given money to actively do nothing but that’s what a German university is offering. The Hamburg University of Fine Arts (HFBK) announced this week that it would give €1,600 “idleness grants” to three people committed ...

Australia’s only top 50 institution in ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has climbed the list in its 2020 edition. Last year, the University of Melbourne slid three spots to land 41st but has this year gained that ground ...

The Nationals have formally pushed for changes to the government’s proposed university fee overhaul, saying there is a “glaring and potentially detrimental design flaw” in the plan. The Nationals party room on Monday agreed to press for changes to the ...

Eye-tracking technology may help to make the preferences of people who have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) known. In a new study, researchers from Flinders University recruited older people at outpatient memory clinics, including caregivers, to investigate the ways older people ...

Two scientists at Macquarie University have discovered a revolutionary way to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the leading cause of death for women and the second leading cause of death of all Australians. The “ground-breaking” treatment developed by the scientists – who ...

Scientists have solved an enduring mystery about Stonehenge, determining the origin of many of the megaliths that make up the famed monument in England, thanks to a core sample kept in the United States for decades. Geochemical testing indicates that ...

In a shake-up of its course profile, Charles Sturt University will slash 20 courses with no student enrolments and cut a further 28 with low numbers. The university announced it would make changes to a further 61 offerings, and “revitalise” ...

A US-based education provider has announced it will acquire Australia’s Torrens University as part of a deal with Laureate Education. Strategic Education announced on Wednesday it will spend $642.7 million (USD) to take over Laureate’s Australia and New Zealand academic ...

The University of Hong Kong has sacked pro-democracy activist Benny Tai, with the associate professor of law saying it marks an end to academic freedom in the territory. The prominent campaigner was a key figure in the 2014 Umbrella Movement, ...