The Australian Research Council has defended its funding of humanities studies, following media reports criticising the body for spending taxpayer dollars on “absurd and obscure” research. The Daily Telegraph today lambasted the ARC for its latest wave of funding to humanities research ...

As universities cut their budgets for the humanities, professors in the field are studying the value of these fields of study. By Antonia Maiolo. Continued reductions in funding could harm the future of humanities, arts and social science disciplines, a ...

The Greens outline their higher education policy which includes reversing the government’s $2.3 billion cuts. The Greens say they will invest nearly $1.5 billion in university funding over the next four years. Greens leader, senator Christine Milne, said, “The Greens’ ...

The Gillard government’s planned funding boost for schools will be at the expense of universities, with the announcement that it will strip an additional $2.3 billion from the tertiary sector. Wayne Swan and higher education minister Craig Emerson announced over ...

Universities must adapt to an ever-changing education landscape, but their basic appeal – good teaching in a rich environment – will remain. As the recent Ernst & Young report University of the Future has reminded us, all organisations are subject ...

British universities should take millions of pounds set aside for bursaries and tuition-fee discounts for poor students and use it to fund a new education allowance for teenagers, a report says. The study by Alan Milburn, the British government's social ...

The Friends of Victoria University group says the latest TAFE cuts announced by Victoria University (VU) will "impact most heavily" on those already disadvantaged. More than 13 full-time positions related to youth support and education will be cut at VU ...

The farming sector is wondering how it will find trained workers as Victorian private and public providers adapt to recent reforms. TAFEs, universities, private training providers and industry associations are preparing themselves for further funding cuts from the Victorian government. ...

Victorian TAFE funding cuts have caused Swinburne University of Technology to shut its Lilydale campus. More than 1000 TAFE students will be affected by the closure, which will also result in 240 staff members losing their jobs. Courses in hospitality, ...

The cost of making the transition to full open access could require universities to discourage or bar researchers from publishing minor papers in order to maintain funds for publication in top journals. That is the conclusion of one of the ...