Go8 chair professor Ian Young has announced he will not seek a further term as vice-chancellor of ANU when his current term expires in February 2016. In a statement released on February 4, Young said he planned to turn his ...

Debate has long raged over journal rankings systems and their sway over academic careers; here, a panel assembled from across the seniority spectrum gives arguments for and against the status quo and discusses strategies for success. Jason Sharman professor of ...

Toad-proof fences around man-made dams could stop the spread of the toxic pests in some arid parts of Australia, scientists say. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of NSW examined the long-term control of cane ...

The secrets of life could be revealed by a powerful new microscope, the only one of its kind in Australia. The $5 million, 3-metre-tall microscope, unveiled at Monash University in Melbourne, allows researchers to see molecular structures at very high ...

Adelaide’s university city plan is dead. The closure of the University College London, Australia's Adelaide campus in 2017 will end South Australia’s relationship with one of the world’s great research universities. The campus opened in Victoria Square in 2010 as part ...

A La Trobe University-backed DVD featuring a series of light-hearted vignettes is poised to help high-school teachers reduce the awkwardness of sex education lessons this year. The DVD, Ask Grandad, is being rolled out as part of the ongoing partnership between ...

Health sciences is one of the most popular fields of study for students enrolling in courses at the University of Sydney this year, a recruitment official at the institution said. Kaveh Ghezel, USYD’s head of undergraduate student recruitment, said the ...

The state government is cutting funds from public training providers, just when employment is becoming more scarce. By Malcolm King Like a drunken hoon in an underpowered car, the South Australian Government is speeding towards disaster, with the public bouncing ...

Inadequate levels of privacy afforded to South Australian children taking part in school-based immunisation programs has been highlighted as an ethical failing in new research released by the University of Adelaide. By observing immunisation days held at nine schools chosen ...

Central Queensland University’s new $15m campus located in the heart of Cairns is expected to be completed by second term, vice-chancellor Scott Bowman said. Bowman said the multimillion-dollar campus will attract thousands of domestic and international students, create over 50 jobs ...