A major veterinary teaching hospital has been referred to workplace regulators after the union alleged "extreme" health and safety concerns for staff and animals. Staff at Murdoch University's Animal Hospital are experiencing thoughts of self-harm and have reported car accidents ...

A university academic from Deakin University has been accused of killing his wife inside their suburban Melbourne home. Adam Brown, 40, faced the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon charged with his wife’s murder. The 35-year-old woman died at the Patrick Ave ...

The University of Sydney has been fined $61,000 for disposing of a medical scanner containing radioactive material in a scrap metal yard in Chipping Norton in southwest Sydney. The university was charged over disposing of radioactive waste without the consent of the NSW Environmental ...

The federal government's university funding changes have been a key driver behind Australia's record inflation rate according to the ABS, prompting union calls to increase academics' wages. New ABS data shows that during this year's March quarter university costs rose ...

Australian universities have shone against international competitors in the latest round of global subject rankings. Monash University, Curtin University and the Australian National University all secured top spots in the twelfth annual QS World University Rankings 2022.  Monash has emerged ...

Research was granted the bulk of university funding in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's fourth budget last night. The Morrison Government’s $2.2b University Research Commercialisation Action Plan was announced in February, and is scheduled to roll out $1b over five years, with ...

Enjoying a morning cup of coffee could lead to a longer and healthier life, according to new research from Melbourne cardiologists. A study from the Alfred Hospital and Baker Heart Institute, which examined over 380,000 people and spanned more than ...

The average Australian was more than $800 worse off last year than they were in 2020, as the soaring cost of living outstrips wage growth, according to the Australian Council of Trade Unions. President Michele O’Neil addressed the Australia Institute ...

Women academics faced heavier teaching loads and spent less time on research during COVID-19, a new study has found.  Researchers surveyed over 3,000 university staff across Australia and Canada to examine how the switch to remote working affected both men and ...

UNSW has been given the green light to publish student course evaluation data following months of pushback from academic staff.  The Fair Work Commission upheld an appeal filed by university management on Monday, after a December ruling thwarted UNSW plans ...