Studying the languages and cultures of Australia’s neighbours must become an education priority, an expert has said. Dr Jane Orton, from the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education said Australian students – throughout the whole spectrum of education – ...

A study has found bullying of academic staff occurs at higher rates in regional universities than at metropolitan ones. Self-reported Harassment and Bullying in Australian Universities: explaining differences between regional, metropolitan and elite institutions surveyed 22,000 academic staff at 19 different universities, ...

The future of university administration is in the cloud, the chief technology officer of Microsoft Australia has said. Cloud computing allows users and enterprises to store their data in third-party centres. Microsoft's James Kavanagh said the cloud streamlines the business ...

Students and employers want cultural competency – something university leaders are failing to recognise, the acting vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney has said. Cultural competence is the set of behaviours, attitudes and policies that allows professionals to work together ...

A report for the sector’s peak body echoes findings that universities are a smart investment. Last week, The Economic Contribution of Australia’s Research Universities – the UNSW example, written by Deloitte Access Economics for the University of New South Wales, argued ...

Regional universities have a huge role to play in the federal government’s innovation agenda, the vice-chancellor of the University of New England has said. The push for an innovation nation is one of the hallmarks of the Turnbull Government and universities ...

Prepare for deregulation – that is Hobsons message for universities in a new report. While the Coalition has pledged to place deregulation on the back burner until 2017 at the earliest, the new report Value of a Degree from Hobsons priced how much ...

The time is now for government to put significant funds into universities, the vice-chancellor of the University of New South Wales has said. A report from Deloitte Access Economics, The Economic Contributions of Australia’s Research Universities – the UNSW example, ...

Private VET must self-regulate effectively to stop dodgy providers, the Australian Council for Private Education and Training has said. In his response to the Senate inquiry into the sector, ACPET chief executive Rod Camm acknowledged systemic flaws in private VET ...

The resources boom has forced Australia to play global economic catch-up, the provost of the University of Technology, Sydney has said. Professor Peter Booth said the success and economic shortsightedness of the resources boom created an environment where Australia didn’t ...