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HEDx Podcast: Time to partner with students and tech – Episode 147
The last episode from HEDx's Future Solutions conference features interim pro-vice-chancellor of teaching and learning at the University of Queensland…
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Tesla chair to lead research and development review
A Strategic Examination of Research and Development review is to evaluate how to maximise Australia's existing research and development (R&D)…
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Monash University owes casual academics up to $9m
Monash University is facing fresh wage theft claims from casual academics, which could force the tertiary institution to pay back millions of…
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Unis ranked by best employability, teaching quality: See the lists
A Sydney university with less than 1500 students has been ranked number one in the nation for the highest employment…
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Canberra uni offers free courses to staff made redundant
The University of Canberra (UC) will offer debt-free undergraduate and postgraduate courses to staff made redundant in its restructure. The…
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UTAS to disestablish research centre, College of Arts and Law
A University of Tasmania change proposal is considering disestablishing a large part of the College of Arts, Law and Education's…
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Indian students feeling impact of visa changes
Punjab-based newspaper The Tribune has published an article about the “bleak future” faced by students after paying thousands of dollars in fees.…
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Aus HECS changes pass through Parliament as US unis wipe tuition
The Albanese government passed legislation through Parliament on Wednesday that will wipe $3bn of debt for Aussie students. The policy…
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RUN, ATN, IRU say pass ESOS without the cap
Three university networks that represent 20 institutions have asked Parliament to pass the international student services Bill, which was blocked…
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Uni execs paid more than state premiers: See the numbers
Data collated by the tertiary education union has revealed there are 306 university executives who earn more than their state's…
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Dutton plans deeper international student cuts after sector left hanging on ESOS Bill
Peter Dutton has vowed to pursue deeper international student cuts than Labor after his party said it will side with the Greens…
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Q&A: WSU VC George Williams on caps, cuts and community
Professor George Williams is four months into his role as vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University (WSU), and is on a…
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Wollongong uni considers cutting all language courses, STEM, geography
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is in the process of deciding what job and subject cuts it will make in…
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The most popular courses for 2025 applicants in NSW and ACT
Early-bird university applicants favoured health courses for another year in a row as admissions centres have revealed application and field…
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HEDx Podcast: Partner or perish – the importance of collaboration – Episode 144
This episode discusses innovation from beyond public universities into the tertiary system, looking at innovative partnerships with global universities and…
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Healthcare and hospitality to be impacted by student cap
Universities claim Sydneysiders could end up waiting for longer in emergency rooms and struggling to find care for elderly relatives under…
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Q&A: How will AI impact academic practice?
How artificial intelligence (AI) will be used in universities has been a hot topic of discussion since ChatGPT was made…
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Calls for Tasmania uni VC to resign over backtrack on city campus plans
Save UTAS activists have called on University of Tasmania Vice Chancellor Rufus Black to resign from his $1.1m-a-year job as…
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Albanese flags radical changes to student debt – with a 20% overall cut and drop in payment rates
Over the weekend, the Albanese government announced radical changes to student loans, which would kick in after the next federal…
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Albanese pledges free TAFE to help ease workforce shortages
Among the Prime Minister's first election promises is a pledge to pass laws making TAFE education free for 100,000 students each year…
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What makes Chinese students so successful by international standards?
There is a belief widely held across the Western world: Chinese students are schooled through rote, passive learning – and…
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HEDx Podcast: How can public universities innovate? – Episode 143
University of Wollongong interim vice-chancellor John Dewar hosted a panel of public university leaders at the HEDx conference in Brisbane…
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HECS-HELP reform key election agenda for Albanese govt
Cash-strapped Australian graduates will not have to pay back their student debt until they earn at least $67,000 as the…
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The fallout from Joe de Bruyn’s anti-abortion speech
An internal Australian Catholic University body is investigating whether an anti-abortion graduation speech was a breach of positive duty of care by…
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HEDx Podcast: Is ‘learning agility’ the most important future trait?
ReadyTech co-founder and chief executive Marc Washbourne has led the technology service management company for 25 years. His personal agility…
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