UNSW
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Workforce
UNSW’s $32m bill for underpaying staff
The University of NSW has been hit with a staggering $32m bill after underpaying staff members for almost a decade.
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Rankings
UNSW tops rankings for first time
The University of NSW is now Australia's best university, according to the QS World University Rankings 2027, as it claimed…
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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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On Campus
Students call for AI art class cancellation
The University of New South Wales has come under fire for offering a new subject which requires students to use…
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Industry & Research
Design students produce and sell their work in UNSW-industry partnership
A new university-industry partnership will see industrial design students from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) given the opportunity…
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Industry & Research
UNSW creates a new way to rate the impact of its science
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has overhauled the way it rates its scientific research, adding in measures of…
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Top Story
Unis to build AUKUS workforce
Engineering and defence efforts at universities are ramping up as vice-chancellors, educators and the federal government look to build a…
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In the News
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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In the News
Fair Work Ombudsman to take UNSW to court
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) will face legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) for allegedly failing…
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In the News
‘We want to wrap it up’: UNSW staff strike over contract delay
Staff at the University of New South Wales have gone on strike today to secure more permanent roles for casual…
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Industry & Research
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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In the News
UNSW to boost higher degree research scholarships by 17 per cent
The University of NSW will deliver a massive 17 per cent stipend increase to research students next year as part…
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News
QS Rankings 2022: Australia shines for sustainability
The University of New South Wales and Sydney University have been named as Australia's most sustainable universities, tying for fifth…
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In the News
Cheating exploded to an ‘alarming’ level at UNSW during the pandemic
The level of student cheating at the University of NSW exploded to an “alarming” level during the Covid-19 pandemic, with…
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In the News
Australian universities receive $94m in research fellowships
A hundred mid-career researchers from 21 Australian universities have received a grant through the Australian Research Council Future Fellowships scheme…
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In the News
Shanghai Rankings 2022: Australia leads in nursing, hospitality and mining
Australian universities have shone in the latest Shanghai Rankings, with UNSW maintaining its run of having the highest number of…
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In the News
Sector alert over illegal contract cheating
Australia’s tertiary regulator has flagged an increase in online contractors amping up advertising for illegal cheating services. In a statement,…
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International Education
TEDI-London: three global research powerhouses transforming higher education in a teaching-only start-up
How many ideas and exciting bottom-up attempts to do something radical and different in professional education, or using educational technology…
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In the News
Women in AI award winner wants to help develop Australia’s future talent
From a very young age, Flora Salim has always been fascinated with technology, patterns and computing. The now UNSW Engineering…
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In the News
Using literacy to bridge equity gap in higher education
Australia’s top universities have partnered with six under-resourced high schools in NSW to help improve equity and access to higher…
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News
‘Disappointing’: UNSW wins bid to publish student evaluations
UNSW has been given the green light to publish student course evaluation data following months of pushback from academic staff. …
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In the News
Australia is in a housing crisis, with one vulnerable group ‘just trying to get out’ because of this issue: ACOSS, UNSW
Low and modest income earners are in the gris of a housing crisis as the Covid-19 pandemic causes rents to…
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In the News
Australian universities continue to punch above their weight: ARTU global rankings
Australian universities continue to punch well above their weight, as a new ranking puts Australia third for the number of…
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News
Illicit drug use on the rise over the last year: UNSW drug trends reports
A new report into the trends of drug use in Australia has found that the use of many illicit substances…
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On Campus
She’s only nine, but that’s not stopping Allegra from commencing university this year
A nine-year-old “physics genius” has been accepted to study physics at the University of New South Wales after completing senior…
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