Huge gender disparities in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers are the focus of many of this Friday's International Women's Day celebrations. Only 15 per cent of STEM jobs are held by women, and just 23 per cent of senior ...

Female and non-binary academics are experiencing sexism at alarming rates, according to a recent survey, with staff reporting their male colleagues are interrupting them in meetings, speaking to them rudely, and downplaying their accomplishments. A survey by Griffith University found ...

Chief information and security officers (CISO) working in universities stay in their jobs for an average of only two years, a cybersecurity industry leader has said. According to Charlie Hales, director at cyber security company Waterstons, CISOs in education environments ...

A fire-retardant paint to save homes from bushfires and an easy-to-use blood sugar indicator that will change the lives of people with diabetes are among the transformative university projects honoured in the inaugural Shaping Australia awards. The seven Shaping Australia ...

Engineering and defence efforts at universities are ramping up as vice-chancellors, educators and the federal government look to build a nuclear submarine-ready workforce. The University of New South Wales launched its Nuclear Innovation Centre last Thursday, a hub where engineering, ...

Monash University has boosted the cost of surge pricing for parking at its four campuses, with staff claiming they will have to fork out hundreds of dollars more to drive to work. Staff are unimpressed with the university urging them to “explore ...

Downsizing, layoffs and cost-cutting policies have led to alarmingly high levels of work-related psychological distress in university staff, a new University of South Australia study has found. Two-thirds, or 67 per cent of respondents, were classed as having 'poor psychosocial ...

Round three applications for the Australian government's National Industry PhD Program encouraging research co-design between universities and industry are now open. The program was built in response to university research delivering knowledge and innovation opportunities to the industries PhD candidates ...

A major national university with a campus in Brisbane has admitted to underpaying 1100 casual academic staff to the tune of $3.6m over seven years. Australian Catholic University released a statement on Wednesday disclosing the discrepancy, which occurred between 2016 ...

The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is taking the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to federal court, alleging that university management used fixed-term contracts to avoid paying staff redundancies. The application, filed last Thursday, seeks a $280,000 relief payment for ...