Nine Australian universities have been awarded government research grants to develop technologies aimed at addressing national security threats. Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney were among the successful round two recipients of the National ...

University students will spend thousands more repaying their student loans and graduates will be slugged with a $2.7bn ­interest bill this year, after a huge increase in borrowing rates. Tertiary debt will swell this year after the indexation rate on ...

A recent cyber attack at Deakin University which compromised the data of tens of thousands of students has led experts to place the sector on high alert. Last week, hackers stole the login details of a single Deakin staff member ...

A new Flinders University study has shown how a protein called tau, a critical factor in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, turns from normal to a disease state. Researchers believe the discovery could help to prevent the tau transformation process ...

Victoria’s top universities recorded a healthy billion-dollar surplus during the second half of the pandemic despite a steep decline in international student enrolments.   According to a report tabled in state parliament on Friday, Victorian universities collectively generated $1.2 billion during ...

Speaking with an accent and having English as your second language in the higher education sector can become a hurdle for your career, leading to missed promotion opportunities, funding or even paper publications.  “In certain settings, having an accented English ...

The challenge was laid down. I, a ‘digital convict’ (someone who reluctantly joined the digital revolution) wanted to experience the notion of being a digital nomad working from anywhere (WFA) and decided to choose a remote location (London) as part ...

Lead researcher of Flinders University's wellbeing campaign, the Good Vibes Experiment, is encouraging the sector to use its free material to promote student wellbeing on campus.  Built up as a collective project between mental health professionals, design communication specialists and ...

Betty Vandenbosch, chief content officer at Coursera, joins the HEDx podcast to outline her vision of how the landscape of global higher education will have changed by 2030, and what Coursera and global universities can best do to prepare for ...

A new law requiring foreign postgraduate students to obtain ministerial approval before switching degrees has been amended by the Albanese government. On July 1st, the federal home affairs department began an updated visa screening process to “manage the risk of ...