The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a social media campaign to alert up to 100,000 international students to their workplace rights. The Agency is disseminating social media messages in six languages, giving tips and advice to students taking part-time jobs ...

The federal government is trading blows with the Australian Medical Association over doctors’ concerns that Curtin University’s planned medical school will exacerbate training bottlenecks. On Sunday, Curtin vice-chancellor professor Deborah Terry said the government’s green light for the proposed school ...

A Laureate professor and engineering pioneer from the University of Newcastle has been elected to the Royal Society, a fellowship of the world’s most eminent scientific minds. Scott Sloan, a geotechnical engineer who heads up the University’s Priority Research Centre ...

The University of Melbourne’s education faculty was once again been confirmed as the country’s best trainer of teachers. The faculty was ranked 5th in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. In an interview with professor ...

Australian researchers have been part of a discovery that could lead to a single-shot flu vaccine offering protection for life. The University of Melbourne-led team says "killer" CD8+T cells are tasked with taking out new viruses and are able to ...

Burns and wounds could heal much faster and more effectively with the use of a synthetic skin created by Australian scientists. "Its potential to benefit the sick and injured, from cardiac and cancer patients to accident victims, from burns victims ...

Universities have expressed dismay at ongoing uncertainty over much-needed reforms to higher education and cuts to research programs following yesterday's announcement of the federal Budget. Universities Australia noted the “lack of progress through the Parliament of the Government’s Higher Education Research and Reform Amendment ...

An analysis of first year student academic results at Victoria University has added weight to the argument that ATAR scores are a poor indicator to early success in higher education. The report, released today by the university’s Victoria Institute for ...

The federal government will pay for research infrastructure by taking $150 million from grants to other academic endeavours. Last year, the government gave the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy a year's extra funding, tying the $150 million price tag to ...

Australians are ready to accept tighter security measures because of their fears of terror attacks, new research has found. Conducted by the University of South Australia, the research found a majority of Australians are prepared to trade off convenience and ...