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Funding boost for national defence research
Nine Australian universities have been awarded government research grants to develop technologies aimed at addressing national security threats. Australian National…
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Students slugged with $2.7bn interest on debt
University students will spend thousands more repaying their student loans and graduates will be slugged with a $2.7bn interest bill…
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Universities on cyber alert after Deakin data breach
A recent cyber attack at Deakin University which compromised the data of tens of thousands of students has led experts…
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Flinders research unravels key driver of Alzheimer’s disease
A new Flinders University study has shown how a protein called tau, a critical factor in the development of Alzheimer’s…
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Vic universities triple profits despite student drop
Victoria’s top universities recorded a healthy billion-dollar surplus during the second half of the pandemic despite a steep decline in…
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Flinders shares its resources to promote student wellbeing on campus
Lead researcher of Flinders University's wellbeing campaign, the Good Vibes Experiment, is encouraging the sector to use its free material…
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Govt tweaks ministerial sign-off rule for international students
A new law requiring foreign postgraduate students to obtain ministerial approval before switching degrees has been amended by the Albanese…
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Are students choosing TAFE over universities?
University degrees have become increasingly less popular for prospective students according to the latest census data, which showed a 109,000…
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Former attorney-general appointed professor at ANU
Former attorney-general and UK high commissioner George Brandis has been appointed as professor of national security, law and policy at…
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Students are ‘waiting to kill me’, says RMIT academic
An RMIT lecturer who likened teaching to "going to war" has lost his appeal to overturn a dismissal from workplace…
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Mass redundancies left academics with ‘survivors guilt’
Tenured academics feel exploited, trapped in their jobs and experience a sense of ‘survivor's guilt’ from seeing their colleagues being…
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ANU leads discovery of fastest-growing supermassive black hole
A team of global astronomers from Australian National University have discovered the fastest-growing supermassive black hole of the past 9…
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QS World Rankings 2023: ANU, USYD and UniMelb among top 50
Australian universities have slipped in the latest round of international higher education rankings, with only five local institutions placing in…
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Western Sydney University staff strike over fair pay and job security
Staff from Western Sydney University (WSU) have gone on strike over insecure work conditions and better wages. On Tuesday, hundreds…
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Former PM says remote work may hurt women’s careers: ANU panel
Former prime minister Julia Gillard has warned working from home may disadvantage women who risk becoming “invisible behind a screen”…
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Higher education debts to surge
A huge deadline is looming for almost three million university students saddled with student debt, who have just six days…
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Conference tackles gender inequality in higher education
Universities are sleepwalking on gender equity and must implement stronger policies to address sexism and increase womens' representation in higher…
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Cheating has ‘never been easier’, say uni students
Over two-thirds of Australian university students believe that the switch to online learning has made getting away with cheating easier,…
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Data shows high casual rate as WSU and UTS staff agree to strike
New figures have highlighted the increased casualisation of Victoria's higher education workforce as staff in major NSW universities prepare for…
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UNSW, UoN secure $230m for recycling and clean energy
A $50 million dollar research grant has been awarded to the University of New South Wales and the University of…
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GO8 calls on govt to fund 1000 uni placements to fix rural health gap
Australia’s leading universities have asked the government to boost medical degree placements to relieve workforce shortages in rural and regional…
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Uni vet staff crashing their cars due to stress, union claims
A major veterinary teaching hospital has been referred to workplace regulators after the union alleged "extreme" health and safety concerns…
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Deakin lecturer accused of killing wife
A university academic from Deakin University has been accused of killing his wife inside their suburban Melbourne home. Adam Brown, 40, faced…
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USYD fined over radioactive waste dump
The University of Sydney has been fined $61,000 for disposing of a medical scanner containing radioactive material in a scrap metal yard…
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Record inflation highs linked to uni fee hike
The federal government's university funding changes have been a key driver behind Australia's record inflation rate according to the ABS,…
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