A free AI tool has sparked fears over a dramatic spike in student plagiarism, but a technology expert says universities should learn to embrace new technologies. The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 stunned academics with its ability to generate ...

Thousands of staff at the University of Queensland of Technology had their personal information stolen in a ransomware attack last month. Around 2,500 current and former faculty members, including 67 students, had personal data stolen after hackers targeted a single ...

Universities will consider giving staff the option to work on Australia Day following an ongoing debate around the controversial date. Earlier this month, the University of Wollongong announced they would let staff work on January 26 saying it wasn't “a ...

Academic staff from Griffith University have voted to bypass one-off $1000 payments included in the university's most recent wage offer, pushing salary negotiations into the new year. The vote followed an 80-page offer sent out by Griffith management in late ...

Business figure and philanthropist Jane Hansen will be the next chancellor of the University of Melbourne following the decision of current chancellor, barrister Allan Myers QC, to step down after his second three year term. Ms Hansen, who is currently ...

Australian National University vice-chancellor and Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt has been appointed Chair of the Group of Eight. Professor Schmidt will start his two-year assignment on February 1st. “I look forward to working with all my colleagues to ensure ...

Plans to merge the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia into a 'super university' in 2026 has both raised new prospects for research and drawn concerns around job security. The University of South Australia and the University ...

Flinders University has unveiled a new PhD-MBA program to start in 2023 for postgraduate candidates who wish to nurture their career opportunities. Said to be the first of its kind in Australia, the program will enable students to gain skills ...

The University of NSW will deliver a massive 17 per cent stipend increase to research students next year as part of a plan to ensure that they earn the equivalent of a living wage by 2024. Students holding higher degree ...

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 ...