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Jane Hansen and her husband Paul Little donated $40 million to the University of Melbourne before she became its chancellor.

Call to ban big uni donors becoming chancellors

Amid a governance crisis in Australian universities, the academics union says big donors should not be named chancellors.

  • Julie Hare
Australian girls are underperforming in maths which will limit their career options.

Alarm as girls fall further behind in maths

Ten-year-old Australian girls are having their life choices curtailed as they struggle to master even the most fundamental mathematics.

  • Julie Hare
The dining hall at Geelong Grammar, Australia’s most expensive private school.

The surprise elite schools that are failing academically

Parents spending $30,000-plus to send their children to high-fee private schools expect educational returns. The truth is more complex.

  • Julie Hare
The University of Canberra’s juris doctor (JD) is taught online in six seven-week blocks each year.

The degree that’s a springboard into the C-suite – or a new career

A postgraduate degree by coursework, the JD signals to employers that graduates understand the legal framework behind commercial activity.

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by University of Canberra

Amid a major restructure at ANU, senior staff say there is a culture of fear.

I will ‘hunt you down’: ANU staff rebel at its culture of fear

University staff say they feel demoralised by Genevieve Bell’s leadership, calling her proposed overhaul “a corporate-style raid of a national institution”.

  • Julie Hare
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AI presents the legal profession challenges and opportunities.

New centre helping lawyers work through AI risks and opportunities

The legal profession is supporting its lawyers to develop technology competencies in a world where AI is ubiquitous.

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by UNSW

The pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Sydney.

Sydney Uni to ban encampments, protests in buildings

A report into the two-month pro-Palestine encampment at Sydney University says freedom of speech must be protected, but new rules of civility are needed.

  • Julie Hare
RoomingKos founders Julian, standing, and Nathan Djung.

Purpose-built accommodation rising to meet student housing demand

While the introduction of a cap on the number of international students in Australia is not due to take effect until 2025, evidence is emerging that some potential students are already choosing other destinations.

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by RoomingKos

How this music tech start-up attracted Sony as anchor investor

An online portal of ready-made music lessons that any primary school teacher can use has won a major investor.

  • Alexandra Cain
Talk with Ted is already being used by Dementia Australia.

Who says technology is for the young?

AI and smart technologies are being developed to help elderly Australians live longer, more meaningful lives.

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by Deakin University

Deakin is behind one of the world’s most successful birth cohort studies — the Barwon Infant Study.

The role of research in modern parenting

Deakin University is behind many of the groundbreaking research projects in child development.

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by Deakin University

From fiction to reality.

Science, but certainly not fiction

With the right support and resources, even the most fantastical ideas can become a reality.

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by Deakin University

This Bimbimbie house was designed and built according to Tom Keel’s sustainable design tool MOTIIVES.

Building a sustainable world through research

Doing everything we can to protect the Earth is a passion point for some of Deakin’s top researchers.

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by Deakin University

Indigenous Knowledges has a vital role to play in global higher education and institutional contexts.

Reimagining education for the sake of the future

Vital changes to the curriculum and education system are necessary to ensure a sustainable and inclusive future for all, according to some of our country’s brightest minds.

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by Deakin University

Researchers are working to develop personalised interventions for mental health conditions through AI.

Hands-off health: AI to make medical care more accessible

Cutting-edge AI tech is set to make medical care more accessible.

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by Deakin University

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Nick Wailes of UNSW says Singapore provides an exemplar on how to attack skill shortages.

Is there a solution to skill shortages?

When migration is no longer the cure for skill shortages, where does the country turn?

  • Julie Hare

Short courses offer an alternative for time-poor students

Students are choosing shorter higher education courses such as microcredentials from non-traditional providers.

  • Sian Powell
Eric Knight, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People & Operations) Professor of Strategic Management, speaks during the Financial Review and Keypath breakfast roundtable discussion.

What students want out of their uni courses

In a time-poor and increasingly competitive world, students insist on both flexibility and value for their money.

  • Sian Powell
Jon Chew, global head of insights and analytics at Navitas says the global landscape for universities is changing dramatically.

Universities shifting from era of globalisation to intervention

These international institutions are being hit by a wave of forces that is changing the shape of higher education.

  • Julie Hare
Almost half of all year 12 exams in Victoria were affected by a blunder that allowed students to view questions before sitting the test, leading the head of the exam authority to quit.

VCE boss quits after exam paper debacle

Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll said Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority boss Kylie White resigned over the weekend.

  • Gus McCubbing
Higher Education | Future growth

Higher Education | Future growth

This video is part of a special report looks at the opportunities for growth in postgraduate studies.

Ravenswood principal Anne Johnstone has been recruited to head the beleaguered Cranbrook School.

Cranbrook gets its first female head as co-education looms

Anne Johnstone, a former commercial litigation lawyer, trained as an English and history teacher and has been head of Ravenswood School for Girls since 2016.

  • Julie Hare

These three scenarios show how HECS debt hits your borrowing capacity

Instead of paying his student loan down faster with extra repayments, this 26-year-old chose to divert his savings to build a house deposit. It paid off.

  • Bianca Hartge-Hazelman and Lucy Dean
Effectively engaging industry is an important ingredient in how universities successfully translate their ideas into broader community value, says Prof Johnson.

The symbiotic bond between education and research

The close relationship between education and research — is what makes universities different from organisations like research institutes or teaching colleges.

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An alumni of the University of Queensland, Cheng Lei says her degree opened doors she didn’t know existed.

The uni degree that set this household name on her career path

Journalist Cheng Lei is among the University of Queensland’s notable alumni. A degree in commerce was not her first choice, but she has zero regrets.

  • Julie Hare

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Macquarie’s Shemara Wikramanayake has topped the AFR’s CEO pay ranks for the fourth year running.

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