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Govt confirms university governance review as more job cut threats come from UniSQ, CQU, UTS
A review of how universities are governed is to start in December after it has been revealed up to six…
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Microcredential funding to quickly upskill students
Tertiary education institutions can now apply for government assistance to access 50 new micro-credential courses for their students from mid-2024…
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Bell to become ANU’s first woman VC
Techno-anthropologist Genevieve Bell AO will be the first woman to lead the Australian National University, taking over from Nobel prizewinner…
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Don’t get hung up on uni rankings, Clare says
Australia’s top universities have slid down the most recent world university rankings; however, experts say the popular rankings shouldn’t be…
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“Teachers change lives’: free study in Vic
The Victorian government announced on 12 September it will make studying to become a secondary school teacher free in Victoria…
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Two women stabbed on ANU campus: Man charged is a repeat offender
A 24-year-old man is in custody after assaulting four students on campus at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra…
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Uni and VET courses key to employment: Labour market report breakdown
The latest quarterly Labour Market Update was released last Tuesday by Jobs and Skills Australia. In the year to May…
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Universities ramp up efforts in nuclear training
Australian universities have begun a pivot towards nuclear industry courses in what will be a decades-long effort to supply the…
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ANU and Macquarie partnership
International undergraduates from ANU and Macquarie University will be able to study across both campuses as part of a new…
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ANU named Australia’s most international uni
ANU has been ranked Australia’s most international university in the latest round of the Times Higher Education rankings. Six Australian…
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ANU VC Brian Schmidt resigns
Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University Professor Brian Schmidt has announced plans to resign at the end of the year. The…
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ANU Vice-chancellor named Group of Eight Chair
Australian National University vice-chancellor and Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt has been appointed Chair of the Group of Eight. Professor…
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Teal named Australia’s 2022 word of the year
ANU experts have chosen ‘teal’ as the 2022 Word of the Year, following independent candidates scooping away eight Liberal seats…
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Top university experts sweep PM’s science awards
University researchers from UNSW, ANU and the University of Melbourne have been recognised for their excellence at Australia’s most prestigious…
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QUT, ANU and RMIT join forces to grow plants on the Moon
An Australian native grass will be sent to the Moon by 2025 in a first step toward establishing sustainable life…
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Australian unis collaborate to uncover secrets of dark matter
A new underground physics lab in regional Victoria is setting Australian universities up in the race to unveil the secrets…
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ANU research contributes to getting astronauts to Mars
In the quest to send astronauts to Mars, ANU space medicine experts have developed modelling to predict the impact of…
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ANU study finds retail industry completely transformed by technology, Covid-19
Australian retail workers are being left behind as rapid shifts in technology reshape the industry, a new study has found.…
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‘Show the truth’: Ukrainian President’s message to Australian university students
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged university students and young people to utilise social media to resist disinformation spread by…
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ANU paper raises alarm on Chinese tech training in Indonesia
Huawei and other Chinese government-backed companies are running huge technology training programs in Indonesia under the noses of Australia and…
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Features
‘I was expected to be a hairdresser’: Susan Scott becomes first Australian to join elite science Fellowship
Distinguished Professor Susan Scott has always been interested in mathematics, but it was after watching the moon landing while in…
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Former attorney-general appointed professor at ANU
Former attorney-general and UK high commissioner George Brandis has been appointed as professor of national security, law and policy at…
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ANU leads discovery of fastest-growing supermassive black hole
A team of global astronomers from Australian National University have discovered the fastest-growing supermassive black hole of the past 9…
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QS World Rankings 2023: ANU, USYD and UniMelb among top 50
Australian universities have slipped in the latest round of international higher education rankings, with only five local institutions placing in…
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Former PM says remote work may hurt women’s careers: ANU panel
Former prime minister Julia Gillard has warned working from home may disadvantage women who risk becoming “invisible behind a screen”…
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