University of New England's new advisory body has called for increased transparency, staff inclusion in managerial processes and for Chancellor James Harris to resign.  On Friday, more than 500 UNE staff, alumni, and former employees met to vote in favour ...

Deakin uni will face the fair work commission after being accused of alleged "systemic wage theft" by the NTEU. The National Tertiary Education Union claims the enterprise agreement was breached after more than 650 staff across four campuses were paid ...

Staff at Federation University will be on the picket lines tomorrow over fair pay, job security and better working conditions after the union said management had been “purposely delaying” negotiations.  On Thursday, hundreds of staff and students from the Federation ...

Understanding how your body clock works could help to improve productivity, quality of research and overall well-being. Sydney University business professor Stefan Volk said the body clock determines when people are at their best physically, mentally and emotionally, which can ...

Improved policies and communication around menopause at university could tackle the loss of senior academics’ expertise and recruit more women into leadership positions, an expert said. Health and wellbeing researcher at Macquarie University professor Rebecca Mitchell said while menopause impacts ...

Around 15,000 casual staff from the University of Melbourne will receive $22m in back payment after a new review revealed ongoing underpayment by the university over an eight-year period. The announcement made by Vice-Chancellor professor Duncan Maskell last week follows ...

One in six of academic staff and 42 per cent of students at the University of Tasmania experienced food insecurity in 2022, according to a new survey. The study, said to be the ‘first of its kind’ in Australia to ...

Australia is failing to capitalise on the potential for international students to remain after they graduate and help alleviate technology skill shortages, according to new research by federal government agency Austrade. The 2022 Australian International Education Conference was told last ...

Staff at five of Queensland's largest universities have announced plans to strike tomorrow as part ongoing industrial action to call for higher pay and improved workplace conditions. On Thursday, hundreds of staff from Queensland University, Griffith University, Queensland University of ...

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 ...