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Is the Go8 really the best place to park Australia’s research budget, ask Roderick Duncan and Mark Morrison. Imagine you are a bureaucrat in Canberra deciding where to spend taxpayer dollars to boost research. Which universities should receive the extra ...

Do employers value a specialist BA over a generalist one? A spin-off research project aims to find out. Just how employable is a BA graduate? It’s a good question, and one that is being explored in a spin-off project from ...

International research powerhouse University College London is open for business in Adelaide and is already outperforming even its own predictions. University College London opened its first overseas campus in Adelaide last week with 13 students enrolled in a bespoke masters ...

A large donation will see Bond University become Australia’s 19th university to offer an architectural degree. A significant donation to Bond University will fund the establishment of a new faculty of architecture. The Soheil Abedian School of Architecture will open ...

Yale president Richard Levin says the rise of Asian universities will give the west a run for its money. The unprecedented investment in higher education in China is a “positive sum game” for universities in the western elite. Richard C ...

With booming industry demand for graduates, skilled teachers are badly needed in both engineering and IT. A new program aims to translate academics’ research and supervision skills into teaching skills. Jeremy Gilling reports. Sylvia Edwards admits, when pressed, that teaching ...

It is not often that science students are asked to write an analytic essay or participate in a mock trial, but for Simon Lewis relevant curriculum needs to think outside the box. In a professional context, forensic scientists will need ...

Universities are taking steps to enhance the employability of arts graduates. But a bit more candour wouldn’t go amiss, reports Jeremy Gilling. Arts students could be forgiven for thinking their BA will lead to exalted and exotic careers. A study ...

Crommelin to lead Melbourne Law School Professor Michael Crommelin has been appointed as dean of the Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne. Crommelin’s appointment follows the recent decision of the current dean Professor James Hathaway to return to ...

New approaches to healthcare training will focus on teamwork and individualised medicine, writes Julie Hare. Being named one of the best hospitals in the US is no small feat. But for the accolade to be afforded 20 years straight – ...