Mark Scott has signed on the dotted line to become the next vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney. The secretary of the NSW Department of Education will take up the mantle in July. Former vice-chancellor Michael Spence wrapped up his ...

Australia should use game theory and social network models in its vaccination strategy to ensure for the best possible outcomes. The was the key point raised in a position paper authored by an international consortium of experts led by the ...

A key chemical in marijuana does not impair a person’s ability to drive, an international study involving the University of Sydney has found. Of the two main components in cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBD does not have an impact on ...

The Group of Eight (Go8) has made a clean sweep of the top Australian spots in the latest global university ranking. The 2021 Best Global Universities by U.S. News & World Report ranks nearly 1,500 top institutions across 86 countries ...

University students who choose a 'fruit salad' of subjects could see their performance deteriorate. New analysis by University of Sydney researchers found that low-performing students who select a diverse combination of subjects often see a further dip in their performance, ...

University of Sydney staff are being asked to raise their hand for redundancy. In an email to staff sent Tuesday afternoon, vice-chancellor Michael Spence said he was seeking expressions of interest in voluntary redundancies among continuing staff and those on ...

Teacher performance-linked pay, teacher performance generally and student achievement – these are three issues that are never far from the headlines. But are the debates founded on sound evidence or merely the thought bubbles of politicians and populist commentators? We ...

Six Australian universities have secured a top 100 ranking in The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings for 2019 – doubling its representation since last year. The University of Melbourne was Australia’s highest ranked institution this year, coming in equal ...

Scroll through university social media for long enough and you will come across numerous dog posts. Whether it's a pooch 'getting ahead' on his readings for the upcoming semester at UQ, or UWA law school's resident sausage dog, Julius Caesar Juris Dogtor, ...

Another university application data dump, another Go8 domination. The University of Sydney has once again led first and total preliminary preferences among NSW and ACT domestic undergraduate university applicants. Also, per the previous year, UNSW, UTS, WSU, Macquarie and UON followed. USYD slightly increased ...