Australia’s universities are celebrating their standing against an international benchmark but not all are happy with the overarching excellence in research for Australia (ERA) reports. Published by the Australian Research Council (ARC), the State of Australian University Research 2018–19: ERA ...

Australia should scrap the current census approach of NAPLAN and replace it with sample testing of students, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has been told. In its submission to COAG’s review of NAPLAN, the Gonski Institute for Education at ...

In an effort to encourage greater sun protection by elite athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games, University of Southern Queensland researcher Nathan Downs has embarked on a world first study to determine which outdoor sporting disciplines pose the highest ...

A University of Queensland-led study has delivered alarming results, signalling the imminent extinction of up to 1000 species of birds, mammals and amphibians, unless the mostly human threats are actively managed. The team mapped destructive human activities including hunting, agriculture, ...

A Sydney university student wrongly accused of terrorism offences says he is suing Mark Latham for defamation, claiming tweets by the One Nation candidate “gravely injured” his character and reputation. Mohamed Kamer Nilar Nizamdeen was charged in August 2018 with ...

The age of kings is going co-ed at the University of Queensland. Next year, the institution’s King’s College will be opening its doors to women for the very first time. After exclusively housing male students for over a century, the ...

Do students who live near factory pollution have more trouble learning than those in cleaner neighbourhoods? Will they be less likely to attend class if they have to pass through a rough area on their way there? These are some of ...

As New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is receiving global praise and respect for her action and dialogue following the terror attack on mosques in Christchurch, questions about the quality of Australia’s leadership deepen. Comparisons between Ardern and local political ...

The University of Southern California says it may expel students tied to a US college-admissions scam after reviewing their records. The school said it has already “placed holds on the accounts of students who may be associated with the alleged ...

A new study has revealed that drinking water can actually contribute to muscle cramps, as opposed to preventing them, as previously thought. The new research from Edith Cowan University’s School of Medical and Health Science proves that rather than being ...