International students choose Australia for the on-campus and in-country experience and are less inclined to want to study online, new research shows. The new research from Hobsons shows that 49 per cent of international students are unwilling to consider online ...

The University of Adelaide has announced it will launch a free online wine course through the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine from April 2nd. Dr Kerry Wilkinson a lecturer of Oenology with the school, said World of Wine - ...

The decision by the Group of Eight to announce it would no longer support discussions on the higher education reform agenda is disappointing, says University of Western Sydney Vice-Chancellor, professor Barney Glover. Glover’s comments were made in response to the ...

In an extended interview education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke to Dan Ratner, branding expert and managing director of uberbrand about how universities must think about better telling their story to stand out. Ratner who has worked with higher education institutions ...

Four Australian health centres rank amongst the world’s best at using medical research to improve patient care, following assessment by an international panel of experts. The minister for health, Sussan Ley, yesterday announced all four as the first ever National ...

Learning outside the classroom has the educational and emotional benefits conducive for optimal learning, new La Trobe research shows. Professor Margaret Robertson, lead editor of the new book Experiencing the Outdoors: Enhancing Strategies for Wellbeing, said the findings showed students ...

Children who learn a foreign language beginning in early childhood can benefit from increased critical thinking skills, memory and flexibility of the mind, experts say. University of Queensland bilingual education expert Dr Simone Smala said other benefits of bilingualism include ...

In an extended interview, education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke with ComWriter founder and chief executive Dr Linda Glassop about how PhDs can better use their time by incorporating technology into their research process. “There are not a lot of tools ...

Swinburne University will settle a long-running industrial case over alleged breaches of workplace laws, and will pay the legal costs of the National Tertiary Education Union. Almost two years ago the NTEU took the university to the Federal Court over ...