More than 20 leading Australian businesses have agreed to partner with the University of Sydney to help provide students with real world experience. Vice-chancellor Dr Michael Spence said students studying everything from arts, community development and law to public service, ...

High speed racing drones with cameras capturing sports action, an app to help hotels better manage resources and a digital platform that enhances the humble post-it note with augmented reality … these were just some of the creative business ideas ...

Several university researchers have received national recognition for directly improving the health of Australians. The Bupa Health Foundation has this week listed six up-and-coming researchers as finalists for the Emerging Health Researcher Award, with winners to be announced in Sydney ...

Consent about sexual intimacy is a topic that pervades public debate at the moment. It stirs up strong feelings and opens up important conversations about sexual behavior as we seek to create opportunities for meaningful, healthy, and desired sexual relationships ...

Medical students interested in remote health care are celebrating, following news that a new Rural Generalist Pathway will be added as a study and career option. The announcement was made by national rural health commissioner Professor Paul Worley earlier this ...

In 2016, after three decades of teaching, Brian Martin hung up his tutor boots. But he wasn't nearly done with thinking – or research. Having had time to reflect on his experience, the erstwhile Professor of Social Sciences at the University of ...

Plans to introduce a lower repayment threshold for student loans are unscrupulous and will reduce the number of skilled graduates, the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) says. CAPA this week released a statement requesting the senate reject the proposal ...

While the silly season burst forth in late November last year, the National Union of Students (NUS) quietly released some sobering findings. Roughly half of students are struggling to pay rent, and over a third are living in poor conditions. ...

Open Universities Australia (OUA) has partnered with LivePerson to roll out an Australian-first chatbot that communicates with students via mobile. Operation manager Lyndon Summers said the chatbot was introduced to make better use of technology and improve service access and convenience ...

Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing, while famed and well-funded, aren't the only destinations for Asian international students. Sociologist Yasmin Ortiga of the National University of Singapore has highlighted that Vietnam, the Philippines and provincial Chinese cities are increasingly enticing university options for the ...