Attempts by the coalition to attach amendments on free speech and student learning entitlements to the demand-driven university funding bill failed last week, while the bill still remains before the House of Representatives. Manager of opposition business Christoper Pyne said ...

Attrition is still a major issue in Australian universities, according to an analysis of the nation’s largest survey of students. The number of first-year students considering dropping out of Australian universities is decreasing. That’s the good news. On the other ...

If there is too much emphasis on SES in Australian education policy are we funding the right areas? There is an over emphasis on socioeconomic status throughout Australia’s policy world Dr Gary Marks principal research fellow at the Australian Council ...

From next year, students at the University of Western Australia will have just five undergraduate degrees to choose from instead of hundreds. The university is moving to a degree program similar to that of Melbourne University, in which students complete ...

A new Thomson Reuters application that draws on data collected for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings shows China’s heavy investment in research is paying off the Times Higher Education reports A comparison of elite groups of universities using ...

The Aussie accent is being captured and recorded all over the country this winter. More than 30 scientists from 11 Australian universities, including UWA, will be recording the speech patterns of 1,000 adults from 17 different locations in all states ...

The real story behind the prime minister’s opening of a new medical complex in the NT belongs to an intake of Flinders University indigenous students. Creativity and generosity have gone a long way in the Flinders University school of medicine, ...

The plan is to assess the extent to which the Commonwealth International Students Ombudsman would meet the commitments given by the Victorian coalition and then address any deficiencies. Victorian tertiary education minister Peter Hall has confirmed that he is putting ...

The ALTC recognises early career achievers for the first time in its final citations for outstanding contributions to student learning In its final list of university staff who have made outstanding contributions to student learning, the Australian Learning and Teaching ...

In a rare show of bipartisanship, the government and the coalition are on the same page when it comes to TEQSA bill - but diverge about what needs to happen next. An amended Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill ...