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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...