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How universities can use artificial intelligence to regain social license
Universities will need to prove to future students why university degrees are worth it in an artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge…
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Industry & Research
Unis should talk less about themselves and more about who they serve: New WSU leader
Universities need to stop talking so much about themselves and focus on who they serve, says constitutional law expert George…
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Analysis
Celebrating diversity in unis gaining social licence
One of the universal virtues that many higher educators share is its ability to transform lives. This is evident particularly…
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Analysis
HEDx Podcast: A local university making a global impact – Episode 87
Western Sydney University (WSU) provost and senior deputy vice-chancellor Clare Pollock outlines how that university, at the centre of Australia's…
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On Campus
Call for guns on campus voted down
A motion to allow students to bring guns to uni was unanimously voted down by the Student Representative Council (SRC)…
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Rankings
Impact rankings: Western Sydney University ranks first worldwide
For the second year, Western Sydney University has ranked first worldwide for its commitment to gender equality, wellbeing, climate action…
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News
Western Sydney Uni gives casuals a pathway to a permanent job
Western Sydney University is on the verge of signing a “historic” union agreement to move 25 per cent of its…
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News
Western Sydney University staff strike over fair pay and job security
Staff from Western Sydney University (WSU) have gone on strike over insecure work conditions and better wages. On Tuesday, hundreds…
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News
Data shows high casual rate as WSU and UTS staff agree to strike
New figures have highlighted the increased casualisation of Victoria's higher education workforce as staff in major NSW universities prepare for…
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News
WSU world’s best for social impact: 2022 Times Higher Education rankings
Western Sydney University has ranked first on the planet for its commitment to global equality and sustainability. Topping the list…
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On Campus
The collaborative campus: A new model for higher education
Australia’s higher education sector is facing significant structural changes on multiple fronts. New student demographics, technological advances, the need to…
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News
WSU unveils branded hijab for clinical practice
Muslim nursing and midwifery students at Western Sydney University now have the option to wear its first branded hijab for clinical…
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Features
Academics, uni management skewer ‘overhyped’ campus free speech debate #CRFreeSpeech
Professor Marguerite Johnson bristles at the issue of free speech on campus being termed a 'fight'. But that is indeed how…
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Policy & Reform
Fare thee well, campus? Not for these universities
The world's oldest universities weren't just sites of learning. They were also civic, religious and social institutions. Without Oxford, Bologna and Al-Karueein…
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Policy & Reform
Should there be gender quotas in universities?
Following allegations of sexism in Australian politics, the gender quota debate has reemerged. Liberal MP Julia Banks, in announcing her…
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Faculty Focus
NYU academic urges students to disagree
We’ve all likely heard the statistics: gay, bisexual, intersex or transgender people comprise only up to 11 per cent of…
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News
WSU to launch drone operations
Western Sydney University will become the first Sydney-based university to formalise its drone operations, when it launches its Drone Research…
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Industry & Research
WSU to be top of the crops
Sydney's Hawkesbury region has been fertile since 1891. Now, its getting a new, agricultural lease on life, and making Australia's food…
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Industry & Research
Pan-continental project seeks to break the Antarctic ice
As I spoke to University of Tasmania researcher, associate professor Elizabeth Leane, I could hear sighing gusts of wind in the background. "I'm…
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