As universities celebrate the economic and cultural wealth associated with record numbers of international students, others have used the news to call for an end to systemic workplace exploitation. Following yesterday's release of new record figures, The Council of Australian ...

Plans to introduce a lower repayment threshold for student loans are unscrupulous and will reduce the number of skilled graduates, the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) says. CAPA this week released a statement requesting the senate reject the proposal ...

Sexual assault and harassment on campus isn’t just the concern of vulnerable first-years. That’s why the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA), the peak body representing over 320,000 postgraduate students, has piped up. They’ve submitted 19 recommendations to the Human Rights Commission, ...

Universities have to do more to support their doctoral candidates and it can start with giving them a desk and a chair.  The University of Sydney is undertaking a fundamental change to the way PhD students study in an effort ...

The federal government has missed the chance to capture prospective postgraduate research students through its new MyUniversity website, says the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA). CAPA president Chamonix Terblanche said crucial data that influenced postgraduate students’ university choice was ...

The outgoing chief executive of Universities Australia is appealing for a national policy that would help boost enrolments of mature-age students. Dr Glenn Withers says a participation target should be implemented for 35 to 65 year olds in much the same ...

Older postgraduate students in the humanities and social sciences are being overlooked for government and academic jobs because of their age, a study has found. The study by the national postgraduate students association has found a series of disconnects between government ...