Another reason for UNE to do the deal with Pearson was the workload faced by staff teaching in two modes. In what is possibly a first for an Australian university the University of New England (UNE) has signed an agreement ...

Money is not the main barrier between students from disadvantaged backgrounds and university. Despite claims by the federal government that changes to Youth Allowance have encouraged more students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to attend university, experts say it is too ...

A European report that finds fault with the way university rankings are derived has itself been criticised International university rankings come in for criticism in a report published last Friday by the European University Association (EUA), which found they provided ...

If it goes ahead, International University of Australia will be the first university built in Australia in nearly 20 years — but not Laureate’s first foray into the market. Dominated by public institutions, the higher education sector needs a jolt, ...

A four-year longitudinal study will track nearly every year 10 student in Tasmania to identify why drop-out rates are the second-worst in the country. Tasmania has the second lowest high school student retention rates in Australia, only faring better than ...

Graduate Careers Australia has released its 25th annual report on the first-year salaries of bachelor degree graduates – and the news is slightly better. Starting salaries for Australian bachelor degree graduates increased only marginally in 2010, yet remained considerably higher ...

The push to uncap student numbers and increase admissions finally comes before parliament this week. After being pushed back on the parliamentary agenda by arguments about the carbon tax, live cattle exports and asylum seekers, the bill for demand-driven funding ...

A parliamentary report calls for gathering of data about teacher librarians and new national online database resources, Darragh O Keeffe reports. Australia’s teacher librarians have given a lukewarm reaction to the parliamentary inquiry report on their status and role in ...

A program for 25 visiting fellows will include intensive multidisciplinary training in the management and prevention of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. AusAID has contracted the University of Sydney to run an intensive three-month program in the management and prevention ...

A plan to cut 16 science jobs at Monash has led to an industrial dispute with the NTEU. A Monash University plan to scrap up to 16 science jobs is part of a wider research-intensive strategy that will increase academic ...