How are we preparing graduates for these times and the next? How are we preparing our polity, our economy, our society for these times and the next? Some time ago now, in a discussion about why China is investing heavily in ...

What does the future hold for our universities? Inside the academy, plenty of experts – from Glyn Davis at the University of Melbourne to economist Ken Rogoff of Harvard – are speculating eloquently about imminent threats to the ‘standard model’. ...

NSW VET isn’t doing right by Aboriginal students, and those experiencing disabilities, mental health issues and homelessness. Youth Action, Uniting and Mission Australia came to this conclusion after surveying disadvantaged young people, as well as 50 individuals from organisations that assist them. Their ...

People who like a good debate on the true meaning of Australia Day could stand to learn something from Australia’s academics. Misconception and meaning around our national holiday has long been a point of discussion in academic circles, but has now ...

With first semester due to start in a month, experts say universities will be operating in uncharted digital territory – one that could prove dangerous if not handled correctly. Digital data expert and EC Integrators managing director Emy Carr said ...

Researchers investigating how the brain could be made more resistant to age-related decline have found that the key is sleep. The University of Queensland’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher, Dr Martin Sale, said artificially boosting sleep-like brain activity ...

MYEFO delivered a blow to universities – a lesser one than May’s budget – but nonetheless, an affront. Alongside freezing per-student funding for two years, the government intends to cap student loans and demand repayment of them earlier. From 2020, it also ...

QUT picks Sheil for VC Professor Margaret Sheil has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of the Queensland University of Technology. Sheil is currently provost, deputy to the vice-chancellor and the chief academic officer at the University of Melbourne, where she ...

There have been more than 100 reviews of teacher education in Australia since the 1970s.1 Reforming teaching and teacher education appears to have been seen as a ‘policy problem’ by successive Australian governments for a long time. The Commonwealth government’s ...

Australian universities are becoming prime targets for ransomware. Here are seven tips to help you protect your data. Australian universities possess a massive amount of valuable data and information, and they rely heavily on technology for all aspects of their ...