University of Tasmania staff have expressed a lack of confidence in the institution’s leadership and ­future, in a major internal survey obtained by The Australian. Results of the survey, conducted for UTAS management by an external body across faculties in ...

A chemistry professor has created a new 3D-printed model to enable visually-impaired students to understand their university courses better. Associate Professor Aaron Oakley from the University of Wollongong says he first came up with the idea after he discovered two ...

Linguistic racism on campus is affecting international students and researchers mental health, career prospects and motivation, experts say. “On Australian campuses, linguistic racism happens in the form of social exclusion, interpersonal and institutional rejections and other microaggressions," Curtin University associate ...

Staff at the University of Newcastle will be on the picket lines today over job security, fair pay and safe working conditions after the union said management had been “dragging” negotiations.  The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) said members of ...

A ghostwriter who has written thousands of essays for students at major Australian universities is highlighting the issue of contract cheating, saying he worries about medical students who have never completed an assignment. For more than five years, the Kenyan ...

University of Surrey, UK vice chancellor and President Max Lu shares his experiences of putting in place a transitionary three-year strategy responding to the combination of Brexit and pandemic recovery. The strategy focuses on addressing the student experience, increasing research ...

The University of Sydney’s student newspaper has received mixed reviews over its provocative front page coverage of the Queen’s death. The front page of Honi Soit bore the headline “Queen dead, Charles next”, with a photoshopped image of the Queen lying in ...

New research suggests dogs could be the solution to reduce university stress and boost staff and student mental health, while increasing their motivation, engagement and overall wellbeing.  The University of Queensland is looking at the effect of animal-assisted education on ...

NEW SCIENCE DEAN FOR WSU Graciela Metternicht has joined WSU as its new Dean of the School of Science. Born and raised in Argentina, Metternicht will head west from UNSW Sydney where she is currently professor of Environmental Geography in ...

Online classes, Zoom meetings and emails have an often overlooked environmental impact, and one researcher is arguing universities can do more to integrate digital tools in their sustainability planning and reduce their carbon footprint. While research shows staff and students ...