New research from RMIT suggests that the sounds we wake up to could determine how groggy and clumsy we are in the morning. They found that waking to melodic alarms could improve alertness levels and this could be particularly important ...

SUSSEX TO SYDNEY Two Sussex professors are moving up in the world (figuratively) by moving down in the world (cartographically), taking up positions at the University of NSW. Professor Claire Annesley (pictured), former deputy pro-vice-chancellor (equalities and diversity), will become ...

"The window for taking such action [on climate change] is closing fast," according to Clem Davis. The summer of 2019–2020 has been a time most Australians would prefer to forget. As megafires wreaked havoc across most states and territories, people lost ...

The summer bushfires that caused devastation across many parts of Australia have situated Australia as “ground zero” for what is a “climate crisis” that is getting worse, ANU’s professor Mark Howden will articulate today. In his keynote address at the ...

Monash University has become the first foreign university campus to be granted approval by the Government of Indonesia. The campus will be based in Jakarta and offer postgraduate programs only, including masters and PhD degrees and “executive programs with micro-credentials”. ...

The peak body representing the independent higher education and vocational sectors believes proposed legislative reforms to the way the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) operates doesn’t go far enough. Parliament is currently considering the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator ...

A leading academic has warned that the internationalisation of the higher education sector has created both opportunities and challenges that need to be addressed in the immediate future. This advice formed part of the report Developing a New Vision for ...

As the Australian university academic year is about to commence, some students will enter courses fearing subject failure, particularly if they have demanding work commitments, don’t have a set study schedule and feel overwhelmed easily. The students' fear is supported ...

Maastricht University (UM) in the Netherlands has revealed it paid hackers of its computer systems a ransom of 30 bitcoin, worth around 200,000 euros at the time of payment. Two days before Christmas, UM reported the hacking of its computer ...

The smart, dedicated student might be not get the high marks of the smart, dedicated and emotionally intelligent student, new research suggests. Published in the journal Psychological Bulletin, the study showed that school and university students with higher emotional intelligence tend to ...