On Campus
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Victorian universities table 2024 financial results
A majority of Victorian universities posted operating losses in 2024 but continued to boost the salaries of their vice-chancellors, annual…
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WSU continues industry partnership trend with Genetec
Western Sydney University (WSU) will send some of its students to intern at a Sydney-based tech company amid continued calls…
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Most popular degrees for NSW, ACT incoming students
Health and Society and Culture courses remain the most popular for university applicants in NSW and the ACT according to…
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UniSQ to cut 259 jobs after all other Qld, WA universities post surpluses
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) will shed 259 jobs to plug a multi-million dollar budget hole despite all other…
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62% Jewish students, staff feel unsafe on campus: Survey
A survey of 550 university staff and students found six in 10 experienced antisemitic comments, and about the same felt…
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Melbourne uni received 44 sexual misconduct complaints last year
A dozen staff members, employed by Australia’s leading tertiary institution, were investigated last year following allegations of sexual misconduct and…
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Marine, geoscience, engineering students get hands-on experience aboard CSIRO ship
Students from 16 Australian universities set sail from Hobart on Saturday for a unique scientific adventure aimed at developing the…
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Campus encampments and protests are a sign of failed university governance: A Canadian perspective
Last year, there were multiple protest encampments and other actions by groups of students on Canadian university campuses regarding the…
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Ombudsman receives 170 complaints in first two weeks
The new National Student Ombudsman (NSO) is bracing for a slew of complaints from this year’s O-Week celebrations after it…
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“Safe rooms” set up for Jewish students at Sydney unis
A high-security “safe room” has been set up for Jewish students at a top Sydney university after some reported feeling…
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UNSW purchases six state-of-the-art aircraft for School of Aviation amid national pilot shortage
As Australia stares down the barrel of a looming pilot shortage, more than 100 NSW university students are taking to…
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The biggest ever donation to Sydney uni is $100m for women in STEM
The largest single philanthropic gift ever given to a NSW university – and the biggest ever donation to the University…
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“It’s been a challenging few months”: Sydney uni chancellor’s inaugural speech
Since becoming chancellor, I have learned so much more about what happens here – thanks to the outstanding people of…
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Campuses are changing locations to cater for hybrid learning
Griffith University’s has secured the heritage-listed Treasury building for its Brisbane CBD campus as part of a growing wave of…
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Number of students with $100,000+ HECS debt doubled in 3 years
The number of Australians saddled with more than $100,000 in student debt has doubled in the past three years as…
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Three lessons Australian unis can learn from the UK
Universities across Australia are staring at challenging times ahead. Cost-of-living crisis, international student caps, growth in part-time students, rising costs…
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HEDx Podcast: The workings of a place-based innovations university – Episode 129
Vice-chancellor of Harper Adams University in the UK Professor Ken Sloan joins Martin Betts this week for the inaugural episode…
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Students using AI paraphrasing tools can now be detected
New technology can now flag when students use AI paraphrasing services to cover up using generative artificial intelligence services like…
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US law firm won’t hire graduates who were pro-Palestinian protestors
One of the world’s top law firms has implemented new standards for job applicants from America’s top law schools following…
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23 uni students facing disciplinary action over pro-Palestine protests
Students from four Melbourne universities could be facing expulsion after attending pro-Palestine protests. The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) has issued academic misconduct…
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Should all students return to campus?
A recent architecture report says all universities should make it a priority to entice as many students and staff back…
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Universities to review defence research ties in peace offering to pro-Palestine campers
Some pro-Palestine encampments are dissipating at universities that promise to more transparently disclose their academic and research ties to Israel.…
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USyd vice-chancellor: ‘river to sea’ and ‘intifada’ not hate speech
University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott says chants such as “intifada” and “from the river to the sea” do not…
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Monash uni increases parking prices at four campuses
Monash University has boosted the cost of surge pricing for parking at its four campuses, with staff claiming they will have to…
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Griffith uni halfway to its $125m philanthropy goal
Queensland's Griffith University says its under-the-radar $125m philanthropy campaign is on track to reach its goal by next year, in…
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