A number of universities are strategically reclassifying research ‘outputs’ to inflate their performance, a report by the National Tertiary Education Union shows. The report released last week on the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) system makes the case for ...

 New research suggests many graduates are over-qualified for the jobs they’re taking. By Aileen Macalintal There is a substantial mismatch between employment and qualifications among Australian graduates, according to a report in the Australian Economic Review. Professors Ian Li from ...

New South Wales premier Barry O’Farrell was on hand to launch a learning initiative that aims to create an open exchange of ideas among leaders of vocational education and training colleges around the world. The Global Learning Circle will link ...

More funding is needed to keep Australian science competitive. By Antonia Maiolo It came as a “surprise” to Australia’s chief scientist to learn that the nation isn’t performing as well as it implies it is against the rest of the ...

The National Tertiary Education Union has asked Australian universities not to cut staff after the $900 million ‘efficiency dividend’ cuts. The NTEU has penned an appeal to vice-chancellors at every Australian public university “to consider deferring expenditure in other areas, ...

A university official has called for regional support to increase public investment for universities. The vice chancellor of the University of Wollongong has asked the people in the Illawarra Region and Southern Sydney to take part in the national “Smartest ...

A prosperous future awaits for universities prepared to adapt to a changing landscape, writes Craig Lofts The relief felt by the research community late last year when the freeze on Commonwealth research grants was lifted should not blind universities to ...

Universities need to reassess their alumni culture if they want to get more donations. By Ian O’Connor Alumnus Graham Tuckwell’s gift of $50 million to his alma mater, the Australian National University, for a scholarship program made headline news for ...

Many students have insufficient language skills for study – and not just because they’re from overseas. By Stuart Middleton It never ceases to make me wonder whether we have become daft when I see constant references to this or that ...

Early career researchers from the University of Melbourne will visit the ‘China 9’ universities to strengthen education ties between the two countries. C9 universities include Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Peking University and Nanjing University. All these ...