Debate is good for the higher-ed sector but missing the bigger picture is dangerous; institutions must prepare to adapt to inevitable change. By Daniel Musson In 1996, I decided to do my MBA. I was working in a senior role ...

A poll shows many academic staff are at odds with university leaders – and a majority of Australians – over the government’s higher-education reforms as the legislation continues its journey through the Senate. The results of a national survey released yesterday, carried ...

A blood test for the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease has been developed. The test, made by University of Melbourne researchers, has the potential to improve detections of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease to 91 per cent accuracy. Brain imaging can detect ...

The Coalition Government has given its clearest indication yet that it will drop plans to introduce real interest rates to HECS-HELP loans as it works to pass its higher-education reform bill through the Senate. In its eagerly anticipated report stemming ...

A report on humanities and social sciences (HASS) in Australian educational institutions, released yesterday, has provided arguably the clearest snapshot yet of challenges facing the sector’s sustainability. Launched at the National Press Club in Canberra yesterday by Australian chief scientist ...

As little as 30 minutes of aerobic exercise could be enough to spark positive changes in the brain, leading to improved memory and co-ordination of motor skills, researchers said. A study carried out at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute ...

Almost a dozen universities have signed up to an agreement with one of the nation's largest teacher unions in a move that will see Educators in NSW and the ACT receive a pay increase for supervising trainee teachers, starting at ...

Even if you don’t believe the proposed reforms will lead to disaster, there is no solid evidence to say one way or the other – and nothing should happen until there is. My starting point in this complex debate is ...

Unprecedented demand, rising competition and previous cuts to the sector have made lifting domestic price controls a necessity for survival; the time to act is now. Only Australia manages its higher education system by tightly tying government funding for a ...

Suspended Murdoch University VC professor Richard Higgott has formally resigned as the WA Crime and Corruption Commission continues its inquiry into his conduct. Higgott was suspended by Murdoch indefinitely on full pay in late September following an investigation by the ...