Universities around Australia are crowing today at news that they have placed highly in the QS global rankings of courses. University of Melbourne vice-chancellor professor Glyn Davis was pleased to note significant improvement in UniMelb's performance across the board. “We’ve ...
More »Go8 carries Australia’s subject rankings
The Group of Eight leads the pack for domestic institutions in the latest subject rankings, anchoring Australia’s third place performance. The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - released overnight - lists the top universities of 42 subject areas. It determines ranking ...
More »When simple solutions suit students, don’t overspend unnecessarily
A commonly cited mantra in higher education circles is that students have been brought up on Facebook and Google and, as such, demand the same experience from the tools offered to them at university. But is this the truth? It ...
More »Co-op announces new growth-focused CEO
Thorsten Wichtendahl has today been appointed the new CEO of the Co-op, a national member-owned retailer specifically targeting the on-campus university market. Wichtendahl replaces Peter Knock, who is stepping down for family reasons after four years at the helm. “I ...
More »Early double dissolution election perfect timing for UNSW startup pollsters
Earlier today, the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that parliament would be recalled on 18 April 2016 for an early Budget on 3 May 2016, clearing the path for a double dissolution election on 2 July 2016, should the senate ...
More »UniMelb debuts modern, green student accommodation in Carlton
The University of Melbourne has officially opened its newest residential facility, a 648-bed Student Village on Leicester Street in Carlton, shorter than a 10-minute walk from the main campus of the venerated institution. Designed to be an environmentally friendly residential facility ...
More »Noonan addresses financing, image problems in VET policy paper
The VET sector has been in the spotlight recently due to pernicious practices by some providers and the exit from the industry of a leading institution. Into this environment of broadly negative publicity drops The Mitchell Institute's Peter Noonan's comprehensive report into the ...
More »Six on-campus tips to improve staff and students’ health
What does it mean for staff and students that 25 local institutions have combined to launch the Australian Health Promoting Universities Network? What types of changes and innovations might those working and studying on campuses start experiencing as knowledge and ideas are ...
More »10-year STEM plan makes high-school maths a priority
Mathematical sciences have directly and indirectly underpinned more than 22 per cent of Australian industry during the last two decades, with direct support totaling almost $60 billion. With this contribution in mind, the National Committee for Mathematical Sciences has called for an ...
More »‘What will the Uber university look like?’
An expert in analysing employment outcomes from higher education has delivered a stinging appraisal of the Australian university sector's ability to prepare students for the outside world. It's a deficiency he puts down to traditional and unwieldy institutions being slow to ...
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