As we celebrate International Women’s Day, new analysis shows female vice-chancellors lead 20 per cent – or one-fifth – of the world’s top universities for the first time. The analysis, conducted by Times Higher Education (THE) and drawing on data ...

Our recent critical review noted that gender inequity in academia exists across all traditional academic benchmarks, including grants and funding, publishing and citations, service, opportunities to attend professional development and conferences, and leadership opportunities. And, gender discrepancies result in a ...

A new article highlights how teachers believe they have to hide their emotions in the profession, which is correlating with both mental health problems and high rates of burnout in the sector. In a piece published in The Conversation, Curtin University ...

Australia has the third-largest share of top university departments in the world and is home to just under a tenth (8 per cent) of all programs ranked by QS. But the group warned that the nation's performance is declining in ...

A new global survey has found that a significant number of both Australian and international students want more online learning and shorter courses, especially if it will result in lower tuition fees. This is just one of the findings from ...

Academic teaching staff have long witnessed students who one day walk out of class and never return. Now, researchers have investigated the outcomes of the ‘ghost student’ – one who remains enrolled in one or more of their units yet ...

CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - Leading Disruptive Change: Strategy in a War Zone? Episode 20 In this episode, DVC Education at the University of Wollongong Professor Theo Farrell joins Karl and Martin on HEDx to describe AFR award-winning staff engagement ...

A survey of nearly 1000 prospective international students has highlighted how Joe Biden’s presidential election win has dramatically improved their perceptions of studying in the US. The survey was conducted by IDP Connect, part of student recruitment group IDP Education, ...

When asked to nominate typical victims of cyberattacks, most people point to large corporations, financial institutions, and other organisations with sizable volumes of sensitive data. Being highly reliant on digital infrastructure and reliable communication links, these organisations present an attractive ...

Several of the higher education sector’s peak bodies and groups have welcomed the government’s wish to bring higher social and economic benefits to the country by ramping up the commercialisation of Australian research.  In a consultation paper released last week, ...