The University of Sydney has acted to shut down an event promoting a “global intifada” after local Jewish leaders raised the alarm over posters using a picture of a bulldozer crashing through an Israeli security fence to promote the meeting. The event, ...
More »Disadvantaged to make up 25% of Melbourne Uni student body
The University of Melbourne has committed to a radical shift in the profile of its student body, aiming to lift the proportion of undergraduates from key disadvantaged groups from 10 per cent to 25 per cent by 2030. Provost Nicola ...
More »‘I stand with Niko’: Union petitions to save disabled academic’s job
The body representing Australian university staff has petitioned to save the job of a Sydney University (USYD) lecturer facing termination of his contract because he has asked to continue to teach remotely due to ill health. Dr Niko Tiliopoulos, senior ...
More »Gold Coast welcomes new vaccine research hub
The Gold Coast campus of Griffith University opened its new biomedical research and development centre earlier this month, which will research and develop vaccines for illnesses including chlamydia, acne and some cancers. The $280m Translational Science Hub (TNS) is a ...
More »Parliamentary inquiry calls for action against “bottom end” colleges
A parliamentary committee inquiry has called for “determined and focused action” against “bottom end” private colleges, which have scammed the Australian education system and broken migration law to exploit international students. The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and ...
More »A name change won’t erase the racist vision of Deakin’s namesake
Almost 50 years after Deakin University was founded, community members claim the institution should be renamed to confront the racist policies its namesake Alfred Deakin, Australia’s second prime minister. Deakin vice-chancellor Professor Iain Martin said a name change was not ...
More »Research shows we can improve student equity
Most Australian universities claim to make the world a better place by creating environments where people want to work and study. Whether staff and students experience these objectives is a different story, particularly when it comes to be feeling ‘seen’ ...
More »NTEU strikes continue, now in Queensland
Staff at the University of Southern Queensland will strike for the first time in 20 years this Wednesday after negotiations with university management about fair redundancy measures fell through. National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members want to see the university ...
More »Reducing databreach damage for universities
My private information was caught up in the Australian National University’s (ANU) data breach back in 2018. I graduated in 2005, but my old records were still retained and therefore, leaked. While my data could well be floating about the ...
More »Engineers Australia welcomes AUKUS investment
Australia’s peak engineering body has welcomed federal investment in AUKUS engineering education and called for support to produce a further 60,000 additional graduates by 2033. Engineers Australia chief Romilly Madew AO praised the government’s commitment of $128.5m over four years ...
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