As we celebrate International Women’s Day, new analysis shows female vice-chancellors lead 20 per cent – or one-fifth – of the world’s top universities for the first time. The analysis, conducted by Times Higher Education (THE) and drawing on data ...
More »A few ladders, a few snakes for Australia in QS subject ranking
Australia has the third-largest share of top university departments in the world and is home to just under a tenth (8 per cent) of all programs ranked by QS. But the group warned that the nation's performance is declining in ...
More »How ‘ghost students’ fare in future studies
Academic teaching staff have long witnessed students who one day walk out of class and never return. Now, researchers have investigated the outcomes of the ‘ghost student’ – one who remains enrolled in one or more of their units yet ...
More »Biden administration boosts student perceptions of studying in the US: new research
A survey of nearly 1000 prospective international students has highlighted how Joe Biden’s presidential election win has dramatically improved their perceptions of studying in the US. The survey was conducted by IDP Connect, part of student recruitment group IDP Education, ...
More »Sector responds positively to government’s commercialisation of research priority
Several of the higher education sector’s peak bodies and groups have welcomed the government’s wish to bring higher social and economic benefits to the country by ramping up the commercialisation of Australian research. In a consultation paper released last week, ...
More »Dedicated ‘creatives’ institute gains self-accreditation status from tertiary regulator
Australian’s higher education regulator has awarded SAE Creative Media Institute Self Accrediting Authority (SAA) status, allowing the institute to accredit programs up to degree level across the creative arts and information technology fields. The decision, which was made by the ...
More »New research reveals Aussie suburbs with the shortest life expectancy
Life expectancy in Australia has reached record highs, but where you live has a huge influence on your longevity. Research by the Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) at Torrens University flagged the suburbs and towns with the highest life ...
More »Academic’s paper pulled after plagiarism probe
A journal has retracted a Monash University academic's paper over potential plagiarism. Monash conducted an investigation on the publication after a student raised concerns about potential plagiarism by a supervisor. The retracted paper described research about placental serotonin systems ...
More »Researchers identify Australia’s oldest intact rock painting
Australia’s oldest intact rock painting has been discovered in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region. The artwork features a 2 metre-long kangaroo and is believed to be about 17,300 years old, University of Melbourne researchers said. The kangaroo is painted on the sloping ...
More »Making the right moves: how playing chess can make students less risk averse and better prepared for life
While the worldwide smash Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit is about a whole lot more than chess, viewers like myself were drawn into the amount of strategic risk-taking, foresight, planning and dedication required for the protagonist to overcome the formidable Russian world ...
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