The cost of going to university has risen dramatically and is set to inflate even further, new research from the Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) has shown. The ASG Planning for University Index, which modeled the rising costs of higher education ...

Converting rust belts into brain belts. That’s how Dutch economist and author Antoine van Agtmael describes the process of transitioning a nation’s economy from an uncompetitive manufacturing or resources base to one that thrives off the products developed by a ...

Universities “are, and always will be, bigger than the nation state” said incoming chair of Universities Australia (UA) professor Margaret Gardner to the lobby group’s annual conference today. She implored its member institutions to rally against the waves of populist ...

“If you're a straight person, you don't actually have to come out and tell a person that you're straight.” But if you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer, it’s a different story. That’s how Mark Smith, executive officer to ...

Research from South Australia’s universities has found that 51 per cent of school leavers have trouble deciding on what to study at university. The study, supported by the federal Department of Education, surveyed year 12 students from 67 high schools ...

It’s a common move for Year 12 students to take easier mathematics courses in order to maximise their ATAR. Now an expert from the University of Sydney warns this practice could become commonplace in English, thanks to the reforms of ...

Start-ups are eyeing education as the industry to make money from, and the EduGrowth accelerator has announced the first five companies it will be helping do just that. The start-ups selected are: PrevYou – an online school for tertiary students ...

Monash University vice-chancellor professor Margaret Gardner is to be the next chair of Universities Australia (UA). Gardner is set to succeed current UA chair professor Barney Glover, who is also vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University. Gardner will take the reins ...

Most people with smartphones receive push notifications, whether they be for Facebook, news alerts or even messages from dating apps. And according to Brent Stafford, director of the Asia Pacific branch of HERE, a map software developing company, universities could ...

New South Wales’ 11 universities, TAFE NSW and the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) have collaborated in a mission to produce innovative graduates. SSE chief executive Nick Kaye described it as, "a larger common platform, reaching for common goals. I ...