The Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) landmark Change the Course report in 2017 revealed shocking numbers of sexual violence against university students and a lack of adequate university policies and practices to address the issue. The AHRC had been asked by 39 ...

CampusReview · Campus Podcast: How do we deal with sexual assault on campus? The Universities Accord Interim Report released in early January recommended five priorities for action, one of which was the need for better university governance – through state ...

Tertiary education institutions can now apply for government assistance to access 50 new micro-credential courses for their students from mid-2024 in a new $10m up-skilling scheme. Micro-credentials are stand alone or complementary qualifications that can be completed in a short ...

In January 2021, the Morrison government changed the way university fees are set with the Job-ready Graduates scheme. The idea was to steer students into courses that would lead to “the jobs of the future” by making some fields (such ...

The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) launched a nanosatellite into space last Saturday, in partnership with the Italian Space Agency, which is carrying an X-ray detector that will search for gamma rays among the stars. The Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal ...

CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: A university is more than its rank - Episode 98 In an era where university rankings dominate higher education discussions and marketing messages, more critics and leaders are questioning the validity of their influence and power. ...

Victim-survivor advocates have slammed the nation’s peak body representing Australian universities for failing to consult sexual violence experts on the development of its Charter on sexual harm. Universities Australia (UA) released its Charter on sexual harm last week with support ...

The Australian Catholic University has recently announced it will abolish academic positions in history as part of broader cuts in the humanities. Staff are understandably shocked and dismayed by the news. Regrettably, the plight of these academics is part of ...

University students studying a teaching course in 2024 can apply for a $40,000 scholarship if they commit to teaching in a state school or early learning facility. Undergraduates can receive $40,000 over four years and are expected to spend four ...

More than 100,000 students and staff at Monash University will have access to free mental health and wellbeing support through a new smartphone app. The Thrive smartphone app was rolled out to the Monash community – providing mental health support ...