A report tabled in parliament last week on the status of the teaching profession has been heavily criticised by teaching experts, with one calling it a “missed opportunity”. The report was prepared by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...

The QS Asia University Rankings 2020 have just been released, with the National University of Singapore (NUS) taking out the top spot for a second year in row. Nanyang International University, Singapore, which held the top position in 2018, was ...

Australian academic Timothy Weeks is back home in Australia after being released by the Taliban in a prisoner swap. Weeks, a teacher from Wagga Wagga in NSW, was freed from custody in Afghanistan along with his American colleague Kevin King, ...

During your entire career as a student, did you ever cheat on an assignment, an essay or in an exam? Did you ever share your science results with a classmate, ask a friend or family member to proofread your essay, ...

So, you’ve gained that important piece of paper from a formal institution such as a university or VET provider, or perhaps you’ve decided to go on to further your studies in a master’s program. You’re highly educated, but your wage ...

A University of Technology Sydney academic is in hot water over threatening letters she received over the course of months. The NSW police allege the woman orchestrated the harassment campaign against herself. In May this year, the woman received threatening ...

After the dystopian futures predicted in the television series The Handmaids Tale and Huxley’s classic Brave New World, Monash University has launched a new podcast series called What Happens Next? which posits that such tales are becoming uncomfortably similar to the reality ...

A statement released yesterday suggests that students and employers who pay the full cost of their vocational education and training (VET) will miss out on their fees being protected if a training provider folds. According to legislative reforms being debated before ...

A University of Western Australia scientist will brave the Antarctic cold this summer to trial a space rover destined for one of Jupiter’s moons. Dr Dan Arthur will work with engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Australia’s Casey research station. They will ...

Long known as the Fourth Estate for its commitment to objectivity and balance, journalism has come under attack at two US universities after protests were reported by student newspapers. According to several experts, the protests, which happened at Northwestern and ...