University of Sydney rated at or above world standard in 24 broad discipline areas. Within an hour of the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation results being launched universities were responding. The University of Sydney announced in a ...

While universities stand to lose more than twice as much from cuts to capital funding, it’s the abolition of the ALTC that really has the higher education community up in arms. The higher education community has mounted a rearguard action ...

Revenue-conscious VCs are justifiably concerned about student arrival numbers. But immigration officials are also concerned about student departure numbers – with equal justification, according to confidential government papers. By John Ross. More than 60 per cent of “temporary” migrants to ...

With gap year changes grabbing the political spotlight, few may have noticed the other income support changes – including an easing of the means test. By John Ross. Olivia Kidman, from Bendigo, has received Youth Allowance (YA) since she turned ...

A new discussion paper says international student disquiet in Australia is generating a growing movement. By Susan Woodward. Government failure to address racism and the basic human rights of international students in Australia is fuelling a rising social movement and ...

Medical educators want standards to help weed out troubled students – before they turn into troubled doctors. By Susan Woodward. Educators are calling for a set of uniform national standards to govern the professional conduct of medical students. They say ...

While the federal government reviews how much money it should allocate for universities’ core mission – teaching – a new OECD report has revived the spectre of third stream funding. By John Ross. Victoria might have progressed further than any ...

The shelves in Australian universities’ new high-tech library, in Melbourne, could reach all the way to Geelong. It’s said the digital age is upon us, but for university libraries – ever-growing repositories of vast volumes of information – its arrival ...

Swinburne University is turning to an American education agency to help lessen the blow of a declining international student market. By Susan Woodward. The long-term prospects for Australia’s international student market still look good to at least one global recruiter ...

Tabor Adelaide has made great strides from its early days as a small Bible college, but has a way to go before it can handle university status. By Susan Woodward. National auditors have applauded a private Christian college’s open admissions ...