The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and the BHP Billiton Foundation have joined forces in launching a national program to recruit more girls into mathematics. Choose Maths, which was launched this week at The University of Melbourne, begins with a ...

ANU has once again affirmed its position as the nation’s top internationally ranked university after being rated in the world’s top 10 institutions across four separate subjects. The latest standings released by international university ratings agency QS rated ANU’s agriculture ...

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James Cook University scientists are leading a drug trial which is attempting to find a better treatment for kids with a life threatening form of epilepsy. JCU’s Dr Jeremy Furyk is coordinating the work, alongside researchers at the Townsville, Gold ...

Many high school duxes in NSW will be guaranteed a place at the University of Sydney next year under a new program designed to open pathways to a broader range of students no matter what their ATAR score is. “It’s ...

Essential attributes universities should embody to deliver solid student outcomes. More students than ever are making the decision to enrol in higher education in this country, an outstanding milestone, but it also comes at a time when students are more ...

Researchers from Monash University and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research have used mathematical modelling combined with advanced imaging technology, for the first time, to calculate the number and connectivity of living cells within bones. Researchers said the findings could ...

The head of the Council of International Students Australia has hit back at a damning media report suggesting that Australia’s international student sector is embroiled in corruption, saying it made gross generalisations that are not representative of the entire student body. “The ...

Thousands of students from the Australian National University today presented a petition to the university’s vice-chancellor calling on him to ‘divest the rest’ of ANU’s holdings in fossil fuel companies. The campaign by student-led group Fossil Free ANU has handed ...

The University of Tasmania today announced a record number of domestic and international students, as the institution paves way for further growth. Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Mike Calford said the strong growth in student numbers was testament to the institution’s vision, ...