Genetics research led by the University of the Sunshine Coast may have found the origins of sarcoptic mange, a disease that threatens Australia's wombat and koala populations. PhD student Tamieka Fraser, who is also enrolled at the University of Tasmania, ...

Melania Trump may be shunning Davos this week, but the world’s top universities are making their presence felt. At a Times Higher Education (THE) event that coincided with the World Economic Forum, it was revealed that 27 universities collectively have ...

Since 'complicit' was Dictionary.com's 2017 word of the year, 'foreign interference' could have been its top phrase. Special Counsel for the Department of Justice Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections is largely responsible for the ...

People who like a good debate on the true meaning of Australia Day could stand to learn something from Australia's academics. Misconception and meaning around our national holiday has long been a point of discussion in academic circles, but has now ...

With first semester due to start in a month, experts say universities will be operating in uncharted digital territory – one that could prove dangerous if not handled correctly. Digital data expert and EC Integrators managing director Emy Carr said ...

Changes made to the state’s apprenticeship system aim to make it more responsive to the demands of the workplace, skills minister John Barilaro says. The new laws governing NSW apprenticeships were drafted and passed by parliament in the form of ...

Students and staff at the University of New England have reacted strongly against the decision to remove 78 native trees from the campus, and are calling for the demolition to cease immediately. Contractors began removing the first of the trees on ...

Medical students have this week given their support to the AMA’s Rural Workforce Initiatives plan and called for its immediate adoption to address rural workforce shortages. AMSA Rural Health Committee member Candice Day said the primary issue that needed to ...

The University of New South Wales aims to smash gender imbalance in engineering by bringing the number of females enrolled in the degree up to 30 per cent by 2020. As part of the initiative, more than 100 girls from ...

The transformation of Launceston into an education hub has begun, after the federal government granted $130 million worth of funding to expand the University of Tasmania. The university last year released a master plan for the new Inveresk Precinct, which ...