A fresh call for recovery of HECS-HELP debt from expatriate graduates and a hybrid repayment scheme were amongst several key amendments stakeholders urged during last week’s Senate inquiry into university deregulation. Addressing the Senate committee last week, HECS architect professor Bruce Chapman again ...

The maturation of global arrangements is creating greater opportunities than ever for Australian institutions. By Phil Honeywood Australian colleges, by and large, make excellent global partners. The foundation for this was laid over a century ago by Australians’ strong belief ...

VET’s review hasn’t matched the fanfare of higher education’s but the sector is going through major changes to serve the needs of both school-leavers and industry. By Greg McMillan Since the first whispers of university deregulation prior to May’s federal ...

Go8 chiefs and HECS experts are amongst those due to be quizzed in Canberra this afternoon as the Senate inquiry into the government’s proposed higher-education reforms rolls on. An appearance by ANU VC and Go8 chair professor Ian Young this ...

The earnings of Indigenous Australian university graduates appear to be nearly on par with their non-Indigenous colleagues, according to fresh data analysis by a University of Western Australia researcher. Based on data from Graduate Careers Australia’s annual Graduate Destinations surveys ...

Elite golfers are able to harness and govern their physical motions and psychological processes in order to maintain the feeling of flow, which can enable longer periods of peak performance, new research has shown. Based on a number of in-depth interviews ...

Wild wombats can be captured using anesthetic darts, trapped possums should be released before dawn and captured flying foxes should be transported over short distances in pillowcases hung from poles. These and many more helpful instructions and information regarding the ...

Most. Epic. Hawaiian. Trip. Ever. UNSW's Dr Martha Lenio will soon be virtually cut off from the outside world for eight months – in the name of space research. The PhD graduate and her five-strong crew are set to embark on what will be the longest Mars simulation ...

A proposed overhaul of laws governing the delivery of services to international students could slash red tape and bureaucracy. Earlier this year, a review of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act (ESOS) sought initial consultation with peak professional bodies and government quality ...

Despite unanimous expressed support for research workforce gender equity, recent efforts to foster change have much to overcome. By Andrew Bracey Research institutions may soon be forced to prove they meet workforce gender equity policy standards in order to gain ...