Placement poverty experienced by students studying clinical allied health sciences is being ignored, Australia's council of allied health deans has said in its response to paid work placements being implemented for teaching, nursing, social work and midwifery students. Announced in May, eligible students are able ...

Deputy vice-chancellor of education at Edith Cowan University (ECU) Professor Rowena Harper is a leading innovator and pioneer in new models of education fit for the emerging technologies and student expectations. In this episode, she shares her experiences of innovation ...

Education Minister Jason Clare said on Tuesday that more detail about international student legislation will be released to universities in the coming week, which would include information about the controversial international student cap. In a speech made at the Australian ...

From 26 August, workplaces will be required to respect its staff's 'right to disconnect', and will not be able to punish staff who are uncontactable outside of work hours – but how does that look in practice? The new legislation, ...

Vice-chancellors have an image problem, which makes it hard for them to win any argument with Education Minister Jason Clare. Right now Mr Clare is perhaps the most politically successful minister for Australian universities, ever. He has pitched Labor as ...

University stakeholders on Tuesday spoke overwhelmingly in unison to oppose the international student cap legislation that is currently before Parliament, saying the legislation, if passed, might cost the sector 14,000 jobs, or 10 per cent of its workforce. The Education ...

Universities Australia, the Regional Universities Network and the Group of Eight will each have 15 minutes to make their case at Tuesday's international student cap Senate hearing. The Senate Committee on Education and Employment will decide whether education and skills ...

Higher education and research institutes are pillars of innovation, education and societal development. These institutions play a critical role in imparting knowledge and fostering critical thinking skills among future leaders, professionals and citizens. According to Universities Australia (UA), the benefits ...

Globally, universities have long stood as pillars of knowledge, excellence, and innovation. However, their role in society transcends the boundaries of classrooms, lecture halls and research laboratories. As public institutions, Australian universities bear a profound responsibility: to meaningfully engage with ...

Labor will cap the number of domestic students who rely on Commonwealth financial support in the nation’s universities, in a significant shake up of the higher education sector just a month after the Albanese government moved to limit booming foreign ...