Grattan Institute modelling advocates lowering the HELP loan repayment threshold to $42,000 – calling it an “efficient and fair” solution to curb ballooning debt from unpaid loans. The current threshold stands at $54,126, though the federal Education Department estimates one-fifth ...

Researchers from the University of Queensland have partnered with academics from the University of North Carolina in the US and Cardiff University in the UK to develop a smartphone app to survey women about postpartum depression (PPD, also knows as ...

At the start of March 2016, Bond University issued a media release titled "Indigenous Australians awarded prestigious scholarships to Bond University". It told of how Bond was giving 21 Indigenous students the financial, cultural and motivational support to "help achieve their dream ...

“Welcome to the ideas boom,” is the catchcry of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. And universities are keen on the idea – they just want certainty it will happen. But now a report from Curtin University’s Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre (BCEC) has ...

In the ’60s, it was rock ‘n’ roll that got the kids’ ears ticking. In the ’70s and ’80s, hip-hop, disco and heavy metal had their glory days. Now, the compendium of emerging electronic genres is just one of the many beats of ...

Academics, executives and scientists from leading universities, institutions and industry have been named to the Commonwealth Government's Expert Working Group to guide the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, a federal plan worth $150 million a year. This is a decade-long program. The chairman of ...

A major financial services educator wants the beleaguered financial planning industry to have its own degree, to help tighten up standards in the sector. Mentor Education Group, which styles itself as Australia’s largest privately owned financial services training company, welcomes federal ...

Australia is poised to be a world leader in stem-cell science but universities must champion the cause for this to become reality, an expert has argued. A recent report from the Australian Academy of Science The Stem Cell revolution: Lessons ...

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 ...

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 ...