Federal education minister Jason Clare will announce the details of the Australian Universities Accord, including its panel of “eminent Australians” and their terms of reference, next month. Speaking to the University Chancellor's Council last week, the minister said the bipartisan ...

Undergraduate research students are an essential part of tomorrow’s academic workforce, but a lack of access to resources and overall recognition could hinder Australia’s future research output, an expert says. University of Sydney higher education scholar Dr Lilia Mantai says ...

Linguistic racism on campus is affecting international students and researchers mental health, career prospects and motivation, experts say. “On Australian campuses, linguistic racism happens in the form of social exclusion, interpersonal and institutional rejections and other microaggressions," Curtin University associate ...

Duncan Maskell VC of Melbourne University shares his passion for the public good purpose of our universities and his thanks for the commitment of his staff to keeping the university going as he enters the fifth year of his tenure at ...

The challenges brought by Covid-19 have left university staff and researchers struggling with their wellbeing. As the mid-term break begins, a professor in psychology shares his tips to engage in good mental health.  Years of uncertainty and unpredictability in the ...

University of Surrey, UK vice chancellor and President Max Lu shares his experiences of putting in place a transitionary three-year strategy responding to the combination of Brexit and pandemic recovery. The strategy focuses on addressing the student experience, increasing research ...

New research shows workplace bullying does not arise from interpersonal issues or personality clashes but is linked to organisational and management issues and impacts every sector, including tertiary education. In Australia, around one in 10 workers is exposed to ongoing ...

Australia’s technology universities have called on the Albanese government to sidestep current constraints on spending with a “long-term and progressive plan of action” to improve post-school education. The Australian Technology Network, representing six universities, said the government should build on ...

Online classes, Zoom meetings and emails have an often overlooked environmental impact, and one researcher is arguing universities can do more to integrate digital tools in their sustainability planning and reduce their carbon footprint. While research shows staff and students ...

Hopes are growing for a recovery in education exports after new official figures revealed that the plunge in foreign student revenue caused by Covid-19 and closed borders is flattening out. New export data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...