New analysis from the Australian National University shows resistance and hesitancy towards a COVID-19 vaccination is growing in Australia. The study is based on a longitudinal survey of 3,500 Australians that tracked individuals’ responses prior to the pandemic taking place, ...

In a post-COVID world, how much do the global university rankings really contribute to the sector’s ongoing financial viability? As we know only too well, COVID-19 has laid bare the reliance of some of our most eminent institutions upon international ...

Demand for arts and humanities courses remains strong in Australia’s two most populous states, despite the fee hikes introduced last year to steer students towards more ‘job-ready’ degrees in nursing, education, science and maths.  Despite fee hikes of more than 113 ...

A recent analysis has found that the academic database Scopus is hosting more than 300 journals with dubious scientific and editorial practices. The analysis has called these journals “predatory” and found they comprised roughly 160,000 articles published on Scopus over ...

The Australian National University has appointed Professor Michelle Ryan as the inaugural director of the university’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL). The institute was founded and chaired by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and is the first “sister” ...

I was reminded of the past over the holidays when my kids bought me a turntable that allowed my old vinyl collection to be dusted off out of sleeves, mostly unopened since the 1980s.  I was amazed they still played. ...

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) has raised a number of concerns in its submission to the TEQSA Review – Making and Assessing Claims of Scholarship and Scholarly Activity (Oct 2020), including how narrowing definitions of scholarship will affect the diversity ...

CampusReview · A HEDx Health Check to Start the New Year In the first episode of 2021, Karl and Martin are joined on the HEDx podcast by Professor John Germov, the Acting VC of Charles Sturt University in NSW. Together they reflect ...

A new study has been published that examines the major factors contributing to Australia’s worst fire season on record, including climate change, severe droughts and insufficient methods to mitigate the disaster.  Climate experts from the ARC Centre of Excellence for ...

A global crisis can either paralyse a marketing team or boost it to thrive. This applies to higher education as much as it does to every other sector. The correct approach during economic uncertainty is to increase — not decrease — your marketing ...