Industry experts, people living with dementia, carers and researchers recently gathered to share their expertise and stories at a forum on dementia at the University of Sydney. With more than 1,800 new cases in Australia each week, dementia is predicted ...

Higher education sector leaders have blamed inadequate funding for the “concerning downward trend” of Australia’s international ranking in the annual Universitas 21 list. In the rankings, released last week, Australia is now 10th in the world. Singapore overtook Australia, which is down one spot from ninth in 2014 ...

A University of New England researcher is taking a school vegetable garden program global to help encourage healthy eating and combat obesity. UNE’s professor Neil Taylor is working with professor Abdullah Ambusaidi and Dr Rashid Al-Yahya of the Sultan Qaboos ...

If you're dreaming of buying one of those new Tesla home batteries and running your house "off the grid" and power bill-free, you really are dreaming, according to Australian academics. Elon Musk, the charismatic founder of the Tesla electric car company, ...

James Cook University has announced plans to establish a new centre designed to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Senior deputy vice-chancellor professor Chris Cocklin said the centre has ambitious, but achievable, goals. “We’ve come to ...

Top teaching students in Geelong will gain valuable school experience in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the region, thanks to a new program launched by Deakin University. The National Exceptional Teachers for Disadvantaged Schools (NETDS) program will see ...

Retention by the Government of the Reform Legislation from the 2014 budget is very important for the sector and must be brought forward again, writes Adrian McComb. For private higher education the government's proposed reforms promise equitable treatment and wider options for ...

A half-hour at the gym doesn’t cut it if you’re sedentary the rest of the day, researcher says. By James Wells A University of the Sunshine Coast student is urging her colleagues to get up off their seats for the ...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a social media campaign to alert up to 100,000 international students to their workplace rights. The Agency is disseminating social media messages in six languages, giving tips and advice to students taking part-time jobs ...

The federal government is trading blows with the Australian Medical Association over doctors’ concerns that Curtin University’s planned medical school will exacerbate training bottlenecks. On Sunday, Curtin vice-chancellor professor Deborah Terry said the government’s green light for the proposed school ...