Universities Australia
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EXCLUSIVE: Ombudsman on what universities can do better now to support students
The National Student Ombudsman (NSO) First Assistant Ombudsman Sarah Bendall has revealed details of the 220-or-so student complaints she has…
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Policy & Reform
Mary O’Kane to lead ATEC from July, UA chief’s pitch to press
The chair of the Australian Universities Accord is to lead the yet-to-be-established Australian Tertiary Education Commission, Education Minister Jason Clare…
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Events
2024 Shaping Australia award winners announced
Researchers who developed coffee ground-infused concrete, a rust disease cure for wheat crops and an intellectual-disability friendly playground took home…
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Funding
Universities Australia wishlist for next election
The peak body representing universities, Universities Australia (UA), has said the federal government should offer more money and less bureaucracy…
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Industry & Research
Tesla chair to lead research and development review
A Strategic Examination of Research and Development review is to evaluate how to maximise Australia's existing research and development (R&D)…
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Policy & Reform
Future Made in Aus relies on universities and research, peak bodies say
Skills, training and educator bodies have backed the Prime Minister's Future Made in Australia Act that will grow Australia's in-house…
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Events
UA Summit keynote address: Sustainable higher education for equity and social justice
Professor Penny Jane Burke is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) chair in Equity, Social Justice &…
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Events
HEDx Podcast special episode: Sector leaders react to Accord
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast Episode 106 UA Highlights - 28 2 2024, 4.55 Pm Live from the foyer of the…
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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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Policy & Reform
“It looks like they asked ChatGPT”: Advocates on UA Charter on sexual harm
Victim-survivor advocates have slammed the nation’s peak body representing Australian universities for failing to consult sexual violence experts on the…
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News
UA chief steps down
Universities Australia (UA) chief Catriona Jackson will step down from her position in December following a tumultuous year representing Australia’s…
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News
Survey shows alarming increase in sexual harassment on campus
Sexual harassment incidents in tertiary education settings have more than doubled over the last four years, according to a recent…
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News
Senate condemns handling of sexual violence on campus
Senators unanimously condemned the university sector in a landmark inquiry into current and proposed sexual consent laws, urging the education…
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News
UA chief on international students’ return: Q&A
As tens of thousands of international students return to Australia's university campuses, sector leaders have called for more support for…
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News
Minister to review political interference in ARC grants
Ministerial powers to block Australian Research Council grants will be scrutinised by the federal government as part of Labor's efforts…
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Funding
UA says small funding boost could help Australian universities generate $24 billion
A one per cent investment in research and development could raise productivity and increase Australia’s revenue by $24 billion over the…
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Podcasts
HEDx podcast: Speaking out for the sector – Catriona Jackson, episode 45
Catriona Jackson the CEO of Universities Australia joins the HEDx podcast in the aftermath of the ministerial non-approval of six…
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News
Bridging the ‘valley of death’: Positive response to research commercialisation fund
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement yesterday of a $2bn research commercialisation fund has been met with widespread positivity by the…
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Funding
Independent peak body calls Labor’s 2022 election announcement ‘TAFE-centric’, not ‘student-centric’
The peak body for the independent tertiary education sector has voiced disappointment with Labor’s $1.2 million skills and higher education…
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International Education
International students get the green light, but peak bodies warn recovery will take time and sound policy management
Eligible international students will be able to re-enter Australia from December 1 this year after enduring nearly two years of…
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Industry & Research
ATO works with QILT, CompareED to provide students with accurate salary information
Earlier this month it was announced that 2021 ATO salaries data will become part of the ComparEd website, allowing prospective…
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International Education
UA chief explains why our international student market ‘still has a good story to tell’ – podcast
In a recent article published in The Conversation, Dr Peter Hurley from the Mitchell Institute argued that Australia’s international student…
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Top Stories
Gender pay gaps persist despite positive signs in 2021 Graduate Outcomes Survey
The Social Research Centre has just released the 2021 Graduate Outcomes Survey – Longitudinal (GOS-L) report, which shows the COVID-19…
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Podcasts
HEDx Podcast – A tribute to all Australian university staff from the new Chair of UA – Episode 30
CampusReview · HEDx Podcast - A tribute to all Australian university staff from the Chair of UA - Episode 30…
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Funding
Budget 2021: Return of international students crucial, yet investment in skills widely welcomed
The safe return of international students remains a key concern for Australian universities, despite several budget announcements that have been…
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