International education has the power to alter history and sway governments – but only if you do it the right way, according to one of the world’s leading international relations theorists. Harvard professor Joseph Nye was in Sydney last week ...

Concerns have been raised in the UK over fair access to internships after the publisher of The Guardian became the latest firm to express an interest in providing higher education. Guardian News and Media confirmed that it has spoken to several ...

Macquarie University had a bob each way last week when it awarded two former prime ministers honorary doctorates. On Tuesday, April 10, former Liberal PM John Howard was awarded an honorary doctorate during a graduation ceremony at the university in ...

Professor S. Bruce Dowton has been appointed the next vice-chancellor and president of Macquarie University. He succeeds Professor Steven Schwartz who has led the north-western Sydney university for six years. Dowton is currently clinical professor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical ...

The rise and fall of Australian political leaders is less perplexing when viewed through the sociological lenses that have studied the inner workings of street gangs. The analogy might be an unfortunate reflection of our political system, but it’s one ...

Cutting-edge research facilities that can simulate the carbon-laden atmosphere of the future and study its impact on native bushland have been opened at the University of Western Sydney. The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Richmond will house up to ...

An investigation has found the Canberra Institute of Technology breached its responsibilities to staff by failing to have adequate systems in place to handle bullying.  Staff had complained to WorkSafe about CIT’s policies for handling complaints about bullying and harassment, ...

The Australian government has advised universities and TAFE colleges to consider compassionate or compelling grounds for Iranian students being crippled by sanctions against their home country. Australian Education International released an online fact sheet on Wednesday for the students and ...

The federal government has missed the chance to capture prospective postgraduate research students through its new MyUniversity website, says the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA). CAPA president Chamonix Terblanche said crucial data that influenced postgraduate students’ university choice was ...

Industry bodies and TAFE have praised the results of last week’s Council of Australian Governments meeting, saying it is a good step towards solving the country’s skills shortage. “[The meeting] reached an important agreement that ramps up the effort in ...