Universities are not only a place of learning, but they also play pivotal role in keeping towns and cities strong and connected during catastrophic events like the bushfires of the last two months. “University communities across Australia have responded powerfully to bushfires of unprecedented ...

Universities Australia has warned that research and development at universities cannot be neglected as strong economic challenges caused by a range of factors, including geopolitical squabbles and the China-US trade war begin to affect Australia. Universities Australia chief executive Catriona ...

Universities have agreed to take on greater responsibilities to safeguard against foreign interference through new guidelines developed with government. Among the prompts laid out in the guidelines were that universities support staff to be mindful of foreign interference risks when collaborating ...

Fewer individuals applied to universities in 2019, and fewer universities made offers according to the latest 2019 application and offers data released this week by Education Minister Dan Tehan.  The decrease in applications was 1.3 per cent following a decrease ...

Legislation passed through the senate yesterday will see funds redirected away from the $3.95 billion Education Investment Fund (EIF) to provide finances for natural disasters and emergencies. While Universities Australia chief executive Catriona Jackson supported the creation of the Emergency ...

The latest Grattan Institute report , 'Risks and rewards: when is vocational education a good alternative to higher education? found that men who scored lower ATARs at school but gained vocational qualifications in engineering, construction and commerce could have higher average earnings than ...

Hi, and welcome to episode nine of our weekly top stories review. I’m Wade Zaglas, the education editor for Campus Review. All stories can be found on our site, campusreview.com.au. The leading story we covered this week was unfortunately not ...

A child who once struggled with literacy now reads to her younger brother. Music lifts the spirits of a woman living with dementia. The daughter of a woman who survived cervical cancer knows she will never inheret the disease. These ...

The demand-driven university system is having mixed results on student performance and outcomes, a new Productivity Commission report has found. While the report found the new system has increased student numbers – particularly students from low socio-economic backgrounds – it ...

The government is touting a $7.1 billion surplus in its latest Budget but universities aren’t celebrating. Universities Australia said the surplus was a missed opportunity to reverse cuts to university funding. Chief executive Catriona Jackson said: “It makes no sense ...