“Corn? I don’t remember eating corn.” In research that Carol Channing – or the person who started the urban legend about her relaying that message from an auditorium toilet stall via hot mic – should relate to, a James Cook ...

It started centuries ago as a symbol of peace, a gesture to prove you weren't holding a weapon, and over time it became part of almost every social, religious, professional, business and sporting exchange. But the new coronavirus has forced ...

Australian universities have dominated a ranking that looks at efforts to solve global challenges. Four top spots in Times Higher Education’s (THE) Impact Rankings were taken up by Australian institutions – a huge jump from last year’s result, as no ...

University students want their course fees slashed by 20 per cent to reflect the destructive impact coronavirus is having on their learning. The National Union of Students on Monday launched its Save our Students campaign, calling for various lifelines during ...

Australia’s top online MBA provider has just missed out on nabbing a podium position in this year’s QS Quacquarelli Symonds ranking. AGSM @ UNSW Business School came in at number four this year, up two places from its 2020 position. ...

A few months ago, I got sent a satirical article about how to sabotage the productivity of your university by using a CIA manual from 1944. It contained advice such as “When possible, refer all matters to committees, for ‘further ...

The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is, for the most part, a well-oiled machine but it’s not always a particularly speedy one and needs a compliance monitoring framework. Those were some of the key findings to come from ...

Australian researchers have found a way to help two people breathe from one ventilator as coronavirus sparks a global machine shortage. The researchers have successfully tested ventilator splitting in a simulated setting, a study published on Tuesday reveals. Ventilator splitting ...

The government has guaranteed funding for universities at current levels, even if there is a fall in domestic student numbers. It’s a move that has been generally welcomed by universities but not without warning of a turbulent future despite the ...

The University of New England has created the world’s only fully online human skeleton thanks to a former staff member’s decision to have his remains used as a teaching aid. Archaeology technician Rowan Webb died from cancer in 2010 and ...