On Campus
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Confidence at heart of student success
As universities increasingly ask students to explain, discuss and defend their learning, confidence can no longer be treated as an…
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Can AI make unis more human?
Making the university experience more human with AI may sound counterintuitive, but when routine tasks absorb time and attention, there’s…
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Podcast: Building on strengths
In this podcast, HEDx director of engagement and innovation Annabel Murphy engages in a discussion about how strengths-based education can…
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Identity authentication and higher ed
A stark reminder that identity sits at the centre of exposure to cyber risk is how recent attacks in the…
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The case for industry-aligned degrees
One of the most important questions we should be asking is whether those in the workforce, especially those entering the…
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Podcast: Gap between listening and responding
Most universities will tell you they listen to their students, but listening and actually responding are two very different things.…
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University governance ‘not fit for purpose’, inquiry finds
A NSW parliamentary inquiry says university governance needs an overhaul, calling for greater transparency, stronger oversight and more representative councils…
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IGR flags student support squeeze amid skills push
The Intergenerational Report warns student support payments will lag behind demographic pressures, raising concerns about university access as Australia pursues…
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Universities criticised for OpenAI deals
UNSW and the University of Sydney have partnered with OpenAI to roll out ChatGPT Edu, expanding AI access for students…
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Podcast: The importance of undergraduate research
Dr Sharon Saunders, Ben Roden-Cohen, Dr Lilia Mantai and Claudia Ghosn discuss how undergraduate research develops confidence, skills and career…
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Griffith graduate named next VC
Former faculty member and Griffith University alumnus Professor Jessica Vanderlelie has been appointed vice chancellor, becoming the first graduate to…
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UA calls for student concession cards
Universities Australia is calling for concession cards for all domestic university students, arguing the move would ease mounting cost-of-living pressures.…
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The value of true differentiation
The lesson is that competitive markets have a tendency to turn differentiation into conformity. Something that genuinely distinguishes one provider…
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ANU cops new TEQSA conditions
The Australian National University (ANU) has become the first public university in Australia to have conditions imposed on its registration…
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Podcast: How to determine student needs
In this episode of the HEDX podcast, Roger Lee speaks with education leaders Tania Broadley, Sam Jacob, Alphia Possamai-Inesedy and…
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Can AI truly recognise student needs?
Unis are using AI for a range of purposes. From a student’s perspective, most uses fall into four familiar functions:…
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Murdoch to pay $4.9 million to workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman is cracking down on university staff underpayments with Murdoch University the latest to be ordered to…
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Podcast: Connect the dots between VET and unis
In the first of two conversations on connecting VET and universities the executive director of ATEC talks to those already…
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USyd workers strike over AI
University of Sydney NTEU branch members will strike for 24 hours today as part of planned industrial action due to…
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Academic competition no excuse for sabotage
In highly charged, competitive environments trust can be eroded not only by honest disagreement but by targeted actions that amount…
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Change to ANU Act, apology to Liz Allen
The Australian National University has finally apologised to Dr Liz Allen over mistreatment and governance misconduct, whilst the ANU Act…
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How to make degrees AI‑proof
Artificial intelligence is challenging traditional assumptions about higher education, prompting calls for universities to rethink how degrees are structured and…
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Uni leaders face Antisemitism Royal Commission
The leaders of some of Australia's top universities have admitted they ‘failed’ in some aspects of handling Israel-Gaza protests and…
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Why is it so hard to agree on a definition of ‘antisemitism’?
Australian universities will have to adopt their own definitions of racism as of next year. This includes antisemitism, Islamophobia and…
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UOW chancellor resigns after damning evidence
UOW chancellor Michael Still on Friday resigned effective immediately after evidence given to an anti-corruption inquiry revealed he favoured KordaMentha…
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