Australia’s peak engineering body has welcomed federal investment in AUKUS engineering education and called for support to produce a further 60,000 additional graduates by 2033. Engineers Australia chief Romilly Madew AO praised the government’s commitment of $128.5m over four years ...

The federal government will spend $9.1m to support a business case and consultation process to define the scope of a National Skills Passport. The Universities Accord recommended the concept of a National Skills Passport in its interim report to Education ...

Teaching is under way in a new MBA degree based on the AUKUS alliance that is being offered jointly by three universities, one from each of the three AUKUS countries, The global executive MBA in defence and space is a ...

WA Minister for Education Tony Buti has made it clear to universities that he does not appreciate their lack of transparency in handing out unconditional early entry offers to secondary students. The minister expressed his concern in parliament on August ...

Monash University has received a $4.4m funding boost to enhance its partnership with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), to support its groundbreaking research into AI technology and combating digital crime.Funds from the Commonwealth Confiscated Assets Account will expand Monash's AI ...

The Australian Universities Accord interim report released earlier this month identified a need to develop a more cohesive national tertiary system. Proposed solutions in the interim report include the establishment of a national regional university and also a national skills ...

The University of Sydney has introduced its first international space law course, opening the door to a range of research opportunities for scholars in the space arena. The new postgraduate unit, set to begin next semester, will explore the legal ...

A Flinders University researcher has received funding to reduce food insecurity in South Australia by enhancing food preservation, minimising waste, and providing healthy options in food relief banks. Through the new Australian Research Council industry fellowship, Flinders Professor Svetlana Bogomolova ...

Astronomers at Swinburne University will use the new James Webb Space Telescope, located 1.5 million km from earth, to make the first three-dimensional map of the universe as it was in the period known as “cosmic morning”, between 10 and ...

International students studying in Australia are going hungry at an "alarming rate" according to a new report. Monash University researchers interviewed 60 overseas students across Melbourne last year and found nearly half were struggling to afford basic groceries due to ...