Right across the country we need to be thinking about growing philanthropy in higher education, Colin Taylor, director for alumni relations and philanthropy at the Australian National University said. “Australia has a great culture of giving to begin with. The ...

Schools and universities need to work together to help break down stereotypes in the portrayal of engineers and encourage more girls to enter the profession, a leading expert argues. Alex Bannigan, the manager of women in engineering at the University ...

A continued reduction in research dollars will force our best and brightest researchers overseas, a leading science academic warns. Professor Bruce Milthorpe, dean of science at the University of Technology, Sydney, said the cuts to research funding would reduce the ...

The Abbott Government’s cuts to research and plans to deregulate university fees are already forcing our best and brightest overseas, the NTEU said today. Speaking in response to ABC reports that researchers are being forced to look overseas for work, ...

Charles Sturt University’s new school of engineering will aim to refine graduates’ business skills and entrepreneurial spirit. The new course, beginning from 2016, will offer a master's qualification over five-and-a-half years and will be included in the business school for the first time. ...