Global higher education experts Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has released the 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings, what the company calls “their annual deep dive into the relationship between university choice and graduate employment outcomes". QS states that the rankings “offer a ...
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The University of Sydney has confirmed that thousands of casual workers who applied to convert from casual to permanent employment were rejected at a time a union representative has called a “tragic irony”: R U OK? Day. Last Thursday, only ...
More »USyd students oppose ‘austerity cuts’ in the arts and social sciences faculty
University of Sydney staff and students met with the dean of the university’s faculty of arts and social sciences (FASS) Professor Annamarie Jagose on Thursday to ask her questions and oppose a program titled “Future FASS”, but a spokesperson for ...
More »The University of Melbourne leads the pack in ShanghaiRankings’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021
The University of Melbourne is Australia’s sole top 50 entrant in the latest ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), landing at 33. Other Australian universities to crack the top 100 this year include the University of Queensland (51), UNSW ...
More »Sydney university VC wants less ‘bickering’ and more collaborating with UNSW Sydney after decades-long rivalry
Sydney’s two highest-ranked universities will put aside their competitiveness and “bickering” to build more of a collaborative relationship, new vice-chancellor and president of Sydney university Professor Mark Scott said. For decades now, the University of Sydney and UNSW Sydney have ...
More »Stranded engineering students set to embark on coastal road trip to strengthen friendships and ‘stay motivated’
A group of University of Sydney engineering students studying remotely in India will soon meet each other in person on a trip along India’s picturesque south-east coast. The group of six, who have been studying online from their homes for ...
More »The psychology of COVID non-compliers revealed
People who buck COVID-19 restrictions tend to be less intellectual, more extroverted and male. Many nations who have endured extended periods of pandemic lockdowns have also seen a section of the community purposefully break restrictions, notably in the UK and ...
More »Sydney university’s latest VC begins his tenure, undaunted by the ‘sandstone snake pit’
Former ABC managing director and NSW education secretary Mark Scott has encountered a wave of criticism since being appointed the University of Sydney’s latest vice-chancellor. But, according to a recent article in the Australian Financial Review, he remains aloof to ...
More »USyd may introduce gender transition leave, but professor is no fan of “special categories of protected persons”
University of Sydney staff could receive six weeks off annually for gender transition leave if its academic union can get the case across the line. The new entitlement would mean that university staff seeking gender transition or affirmation leave could ...
More »Researchers find work from home policies created ‘greatest transport lever’ in 70 years
Preliminary findings from a University of Sydney study have found that work from home policies have had the greatest impact on transport use in Australia in 70 years. Researchers concluded that such policies could save employees on average two hours ...
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