This informal word has multiple senses – not all overlapping – depending on which dictionary you consult. They do agree on get-up being an unusual costume or outfit which draws attention to the wearer. “Get-up nights” are a suburban extravaganza ...

“How can it be ethical to teach a program in schools that has not been rigorously evaluated?” This is one of the questions two academics posed as they argued that education research should be held to a higher standard, closer ...

Australia’s university sector has emphasised the need for further consultation on Australia’s proposed foreign relations bill, with a new parliamentary report reflecting some of the sector’s concerns on international agreement laws. Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation ...

The world’s universities have been weighed up by academics and they’ve again put six Australian institutions in the top 100. Times Higher Education (THE) has released the 2020 edition of its World Reputation Rankings, which canvasses the opinions of the ...

The University of Sydney (USYD) will review an article that appeared in its student newspaper Honi Soit following a backlash from the Hindu community. The article, titled ‘How a Nation of Mystics, Occultists, and Yogis became “Hindus”’, has been labelled ...

University of Notre Dame writing and literature students were treated to a virtual visit recently by one of Australia’s most beloved Aboriginal authors, Dr Anita Heiss from the University of Queensland. Heiss, a Wiradjuri woman (Central New South Wales), joined ...

South Australia’s opposition leader has promised to drive a merger between the states' universities if the Labor party wins the next state election. In a Facebook post, Peter Malinauskas said South Australia was the only mainland state without a university ...

The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) is expecting a record number of students from its postgraduate education program to graduate over the next two years as Australia braces for a looming shortage of teachers. Dr Susan Simon, USC’s Deputy ...

A survey conducted by the Australian National University (ANU) has found that four in five Asian-Australians have experienced instances of discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ANU survey, which involved 3000 people, found that 84.5 per cent of Asian-Australians reported ...

An Australian-British academic who is serving a prison sentence in Iran has been located after her whereabouts became unknown. Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert was recently moved from Iran’s notorious Qarchak prison to an unknown location. Her worried friends and colleagues are ...