The death of Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti in Sydney will almost certainly contribute to Australia’s woes in attracting international students, says an expert from Monash University. Curti, 21, was studying English at a school in Bondi and living with ...

High rates of attrition in some bachelor degree programs at a Victorian TAFE are not as unusual as they might seem, says the institute’s chief, but could be reduced if students had access to Commonwealth funding. Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, ...

 Research on Alzheimer’s disease by three Future Fellows at the University of Wollongong may lead to new avenues to prevent or treat the debilitating condition. The three researchers have joined forces with other scientists to discover a new function for a ...

Fair Work Australia has instructed the University of Sydney and the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) to go back to discussing the proposed redundancies of more than 300 staff – and both sides are claiming it as a victory. The dispute ...

Australian university graduates who move overseas have deprived the nation of about $500 million in unpaid HECS dues since the scheme began in 1989, new research estimates. The study by Dr Tim Higgins and HECS architect Professor Bruce Chapman, both ...

There is strong interest from Australian researchers in UK fellowships which come with a virtual guarantee of a permanent academic position.  The University of Birmingham received nearly 1,400 applications from around the world when it advertised 50 Research Fellowships with ...

A federal government threat to redirect the $9 billion for national skills development away from state and territory coffers has not caused a rush to sign up for the revised agreement. The states and territories are still poring over the ...

Australia ranks eight in the academic salary league which was put together as part of a global survey of higher education pay. The survey shows the salaries are no longer sufficient to attract the brightest and best into the sector, ...

Hundreds of international medical students could miss out on internships when they graduate next year due to a “tsunami” of domestic graduates and a shortage of clinical places. A report on the impact of international medical students on Australia’s workforce ...

The Australian Academy of Science has opened applications for its 2013 round of awards, including career and early career researcher awards, travelling fellowships, research bursaries and conference support. More than $200,000 will be awarded in honorific awards recognising outstanding work ...