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Policy & Reform
La Trobe sets example for universities globally
Is your university, in every sense, #tobaccofree? After signing the world’s first Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge, La Trobe University is. This…
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Industry & Research
The tactics used by big business to influence research
Dr Alice Fabbri has never accepted industry money for research, nor have any of her colleagues at the Evidence, Policy and Influence…
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News
VC Spence lauds freedom of speech while USYD continues Ramsay Centre negotiations
One of the universities "most hostile to intellectual freedom" is also, apparently, its defender. In an op-ed published in The Australian…
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Industry & Research
Why competency, not grades, is the assessment style of the future
When principal of Templestowe College, Peter Hutton, was at school, like many of us, he was told that one day, the…
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News
Pre-election politicking ramps up as Labor promises unis $300m
After campaigning for it mid-year, Universities Australia has been heard by Labor, which has committed $300m to university infrastructure investment.…
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Industry & Research
What Scott Morrison doesn’t get about most of the voting public
When now-Prime Minster Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into parliament in 2017, pleading "don’t be afraid, don’t be…
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Industry & Research
For students, orderliness is next to success
If cleanliness is next to godliness, according to a new study, additionally, orderliness is next to academic success. Taking showers…
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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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News
Kurdish refugee wins Fields Medal
Kurdistan is normally in the news for negative, war-related reasons. Not this time. A Kurdish refugee has been award the…
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Industry & Research
Ten years post-GFC, grads still struggling: Grattan report
Don't get entranced by dazzling headlines: overall, Australian university graduates are still limping towards meaningful employment. "New graduates are still…
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News
St Paul’s promises to shed sexism, minimise sexual harassment and assault
As an 18-year-old, I dated a boy who lived at St Paul's College at the University of Sydney. There was a…
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Faculty Focus
Opinion: Reducing atrocious student attrition in STEM programs
Undergraduate student attrition levels are relatively high in STEM programs. This recalls the famous unwritten quote: “The real challenge for…
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Policy & Reform
At an OECD glance, we’re an education mélange
The title of the 'Australia' section of the OECD's latest annual, education-centric report could be 'nevertheless'. This is because most negatives…
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News
Top journal suspends submissions after influx
What's the opposite of a predatory journal? A dismissive one? The Review of Higher Education (RHE) falls into the latter category. The top-in-field…
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News
ACU first Aussie uni to go hard on soft drinks
ACU has included a 'no added sugar' policy in its rule book, becoming the first Australian university to do so. After analysing vending…
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Industry & Research
Curtin, boosting employment for teens with autism, seeks collaborators
Despite Hollywood's (increasing) portrayal of brilliantly successful autistic savants - from Rain Man to The Good Doctor - the reality of employment for those…
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Funding
Government finally commits to tackling student mental ill health, which affects 1 in 4
"The anxiety that I had around transitioning from high school to university was pretty intense. I was the first person…
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News
Relief for uni applicants from drought-stricken regions
The NSW countryside is bone dry. Once verdant towns like Bowral in the Southern Highlands and Muswellbrook in the Hunter…
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Policy & Reform
Labor’s $10 billion-plus promise to prospective uni students
With a looming federal election tipped to go Labor's way, the party is releasing policy specifics. Having birthed the demand-driven system,…
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News
Survey results highlight philosophical debate about universities’ purpose
Have you noticed that students aren't that resilient? Eleven thousand global employers have. In the QS Global Skills Gap in the…
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Industry & Research
Cash cows or human capital? Perspectives on international students in Australia seminar: Part 2
China, India, and beyond Did you know that 25 years ago, Australia hosted more international students from Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan…
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News
EQ, commitment to public school values among new NSW teacher standards
As previously prefaced, tough new standards are being introduced in NSW for teaching graduates, who will now need a credit…
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Features
Cash cows or human capital? Perspectives on international students in Australia seminar: Part 1
There was controversy before Campus Review's latest conference, 'Cash cows or human capital? Perspectives on international students in Australia', began.…
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Policy & Reform
Birmingham’s achievements and failures: a retrospective
He was in charge of grading, but now, the public has the scorecard. With Simon Birmingham's departure from the Education…
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Industry & Research
One in four studies in top journal unreplicable
Front-line victims of the replication crisis have been identified by New Zealand and American scientists: studies themselves. Colin Camerer, Brian Nosek and…
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