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A harmful parasite was found in freshwater fish last week by a team of researchers, sparking an urgent call for more university research funding. Charles Sturt University researchers, in collaboration with NSW Department of Primary Industries and the Narrandera Fisheries ...

Staff at the University of Sydney have voted to agree to a provisional enterprise agreement after nearly two years of bargaining, ending the longest-running strike campaign seen in any Australian university. On Tuesday, nearly 700 union members voted in favour ...

With the challenges of COVID-19 mostly behind us – do not become complacent, cases are still veryhigh and married with the flu season, caution is paramount (not to mention vaccination) – aconsideration of three basic modes of delivery is timely. ...

Millions of university students may see their debt increase by thousands of dollars after a bill to pause HECS-HELP indexation was rejected by the Senate. Last year, Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi introduced new legislation to freeze student debt in a ...

Two key university groups have backed full disclosure of commissions paid to education agents who recruit international students, as concerns rise at dodgy practices in the industry as students return after the pandemic. Both the Group of Eight, representing the ...

Deakin University has pushed forward a non-union ballot for staff after wage negotiations with the union reached "an impasse". On Friday, Deakin University's chief people and culture officer Stacey Walton told staff via e-mail that enterprise agreement talks with the ...

Universities and higher education peak bodies are asking for increased funding into research and to scrap the jobs-ready graduate scheme ahead of a major government review. Universities Australia and The Group of Eight (G08) were among the peak tertiary bodies ...

Students are still facing barriers when reporting sexual assault and harassment on Australian university campuses despite a sector-wide overhaul of institutional policies and support services. Last month marked one year since the findings of the second Universities’ Australia National Student ...

New research by an Australian university has added more weight to the growing push for a four-day working week. Health researchers from the University of South Australia say that a recent study suggests that a three day weekend can see marked improvements on sleep ...

This op-ed summarises a HEDx submission to the Universities Accord. It advocates a manifesto for change to allow: Universal access for every individual with potential to benefit, and participants to be confident they can gain good outcomes, from postsecondary participation,Integrated ...