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Universities to review defence research ties in peace offering to pro-Palestine campers
Some pro-Palestine encampments are dissipating at universities that promise to more transparently disclose their academic and research ties to Israel.…
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Uni and VET courses key to employment: Labour market report breakdown
The latest quarterly Labour Market Update was released last Tuesday by Jobs and Skills Australia. In the year to May…
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Accord targets equal access, calls to make unis ‘better employers’
Australia’s university sector lacks the institutional resilience to “prepare our nation for the future” and needs to enrol more people…
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Survey reports low student satisfaction at sandstone universities
Three Australian universities ranking in the top 20 academic institutions globally fell flat in a recent student satisfaction survey. The…
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Universities told to overhaul teaching degrees
Universities will have until 2025 to roll out major changes in their teaching degrees as part of a major shake-up…
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Unis at war over plan to tax $10bn worth of foreign student fees
A tax on nearly $10bn a year of foreign student fees is being actively considered by experts drawing up Labor’s…
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SA universities formalise plans to merge in 2026
The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia have formalised plans to merge into the state’s largest higher…
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UOW deputy VC to head La Trobe
University of Wollongong deputy vice-chancellor Professor Leo Farrell has been announced as the new head of Victoria's La Trobe University.…
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New audit reveals QLD unis lost $1.3bn in 2022
Cash-strapped universities have been instructed to find new ways to make money to offset tumbling enrolments, as more school leavers…
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QS 2024 World Rankings: UniMelb rises to the top
The University of Melbourne has achieved its highest-ever place in this year’s global higher education rankings, with three Australian universities…
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