The Australian Catholic University has been referred to health and safety regulators after allegedly forcing staff to return to campus. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) said ACU failed to consult its staff on plans to return to face-to-face learning, ...

Saying “it’s complicated” when asked about a romantic relationship may be confounding more than just your friends. New research suggests relationship status can actually affect how well we sleep. Loved-up people with a regular partner tend to fall asleep faster ...

Minister's powers to block ARC funding grants will be scrutinised in a parliamentary inquiry addressing political interference in research.  On February 9 the Senate opened public submissions to consider removing ministers' veto powers from the Australian Research Council Act 2001. ...

It could be described like a mozzie living in your eardrum, but for many Aussies living with tinnitus is a daily reality. New research from Curtin University has revealed a quarter of Aussie workers suffer from the condition, experiencing a ringing, buzzing, ...

Australian universities have ranked among the top 50 of the world’s best business schools, with over a dozen institutions awarded top tier status for their MBA programs.  US-based CEO Magazine recently published its annual Global MBA Rankings. This year, the ...

International students are returning to Australia’s shores, with just under 30,000 arriving in the past six weeks. Many of the students will be joining or rejoining the workforce, relieving pressure on small businesses that have struggled to find workers during ...

University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has retained its top-10 position in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings for 2022, moving up one rung from last years' ranking to eighth place. UTS was the only Australian institution in the ...

Top universities in Australia and the UK will work more closely together following the passing of a historic trade agreement. In a joint letter, Australia’s Group of Eight (G08) coalition and the UK’s Russell Group announced a new committee aimed ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement yesterday of a $2bn research commercialisation fund has been met with widespread positivity by the higher education sector and business groups. Announced during his National Press Club Address, the plan's centrepiece is a $1.6bn fund ...

Findings from an international genetic study involving the University of Melbourne mean it may now be possible to predict which children are more likely to develop epilepsy later in life based on their genotype. The study looked at febrile seizures ...