higher education
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AI
Can AI truly recognise student needs?
Unis are using AI for a range of purposes. From a student’s perspective, most uses fall into four familiar functions:…
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Commentary
The long tail of Covid-19 on VET
What are the effects of Covid-19 on the latest cohort of students coming into the vocational education system? The students…
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Industry & Research
Podcast: Connect the dots between VET and unis
In the first of two conversations on connecting VET and universities the executive director of ATEC talks to those already…
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Workforce
$11m underpayment bill hits UQ
The University of Queensland has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman after underpayments totalling about $11…
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In the News
USyd workers strike over AI
University of Sydney NTEU branch members will strike for 24 hours today as part of planned industrial action due to…
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Workforce
Hidden education workforce needs oversight
When the NSW Auditor-General released its 2025 report into the state’s universities, much of the attention landed on one figure:…
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Industry & Research
HEDx: Shaping higher education’s future
From technology, to the value of student voice, to diverse perspectives and teaching innovation, this episode digs deep into how…
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VET & TAFE
Op-ed: Beyond Free TAFE completion metrics
While critics focus on course completions, evidence indicates most TAFE learners achieve their employment goals, raising questions about whether current…
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Industry & Research
Perils of part-time study
Part-time students now make up more than a third of Australian university enrolments, but researchers say institutions remain geared towards…
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Industry & Research
What is the future of scientific research?
The federal budget delivered targeted boosts for science agencies but stopped short of the sweeping reforms recommended in the Ambitious…
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Industry & Research
Universities urged to value local publishing
A third of Australia’s academic journals already operate under the diamond open‑access model, but new research shows they rely heavily…
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Technology
UNSW’s AI companions for student wellbeing
UNSW researchers have developed AI companions designed to support students experiencing loneliness and isolation. The bilingual digital characters, Tom and…
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Policy & Reform
Accord: Government forms implementation committee
In his response to the Universities Accord final report, Education Minister Jason Clare has established an advisory committee that will…
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Analysis
HEDx Podcast: How are US universities faring? – Episode 115
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - How are US universities faring? - Episode 115 The Australian university sector is focused on…
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Commentary
HEDx Podcast: How universities can successfully merge – Episode 114
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: How universities can successfully merge - Episode 114 Anthony Finkelstein is the vice-chancellor of City, University…
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In the News
HECS petition racks up 240,000 signatures
A HECS-HELP petition that urges the education minister to change the way HECS is indexed has gained 200,000 signatures in…
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Top Story
High levels of burnout in uni cybersecurity staff
Chief information and security officers (CISO) working in universities stay in their jobs for an average of only two years,…
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Commentary
HEDx Podcast: A university leader with cultural, social and emotional intelligence – Episode 105
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: A university leader with cultural, social and emotional intelligence - Episode 105 How can university leaders…
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Analysis
HEDx Podcast: Uni might not be the best Year13 option – Episode 104
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: Uni might not be the best Year 13 option - Episode 104 In this podcast chief…
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Analysis
Only 1.5% of students swapped fields due to the ‘Job-ready Graduates’ fee changes
In January 2021, the Morrison government changed the way university fees are set with the Job-ready Graduates scheme. The idea…
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Analysis
A tax on international student fees is now a near certainty
Australia’s international education industry is preparing itself for the inevitable – a tax on international students that could raise as…
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Analysis
HEDx Podcast: Zero wasted potential in a war for talent
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: Zero wasted potential in a war for talent - Episode 97 The ongoing battle of skills…
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International Education
‘Making sense of the land by looking at the sky:’ Indigenous students at NASA
Six Indigenous students from Monash University's National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA) are completing a 10-week internship at NASA's Jet Propulsion…
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Analysis
Game-changing plan to tackle campus-based sexual violence
Sexual violence has been a persistent problem in Australian universities and residential colleges for decades. The 2021 National Student Safety…
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Analysis
The inclusive, entrepreneurial and transformational university
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast: The inclusive, entrepreneurial and transformational university - Episode 95 Universities worldwide are standing at the crossroads…
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