Gentle reader: During the past 24 hours while you slept you dreamt. You may not recall your dream but you did dream, or so say contemporary neurologists and scientists. For millennia there have been many treatises, tracts or plain ‘hocus ...

The Prime Minister has defended his decision to promote Alan Tudge to the position of Education and Youth Minister last week as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Scott Morrison said Tudge, whose affair with a female staffer was aired on ...

The peak body representing independent providers in the higher education, vocational education, training and skills sector, the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), has welcomed the government’s $4 billion injection amid a massive decline in commencements in the June 2020 ...

ÓRAMA LOOKS NEAR Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Tracey Wade will head up Flinders University’s Órama Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing. Wade, who worked as a clinician in the area of eating disorders for almost 30 years, said she has ...

The term ‘hybrid’ has popped up across the higher education sector to denote a part return to campus, by both domestic and international students. Yet its application and perceived longevity are not as cut and dried as many would believe. ...

We live in a time of increasing cyber-attacks and security breaches. As universities hold a wealth of data, including personal information, technical resources, sensitive research data and intellectual property, they are prime targets for cyber-attacks. The .edu.au domain saw more ...

The end of one annual university cycle typically sees numbers become clearer about what the next will bring. Grants are awarded, promotions decided, targets set in performance plans, after details are confirmed of outcomes in the year just ended.  Other ...

The University of Tasmania has released the findings of a review into complaints about the workplace under Professor Peter Rathjen’s leadership. UTAS commissioned barrister Maree Norton to explore the 11 complaints it received – three of which related directly to ...

The active COVID-19 situation combined with domestic and international border restrictions put the notion of a mass return of international students to public and private tertiary providers in considerable doubt and uncertainty. Commentary on the issue of international students has ...

Australian adults took a “massive hit to happiness” and lost the equivalent of $338 billion in life satisfaction due to COVID-19, according to new analysis. The Australian National University found the financial value of declining wellbeing among adults during the ...