Caps on international student numbers are being canvassed as part of the milestone Australian Universities Accord, as Accord panel chairwoman Mary O’Kane reveals the opportunity to teach more overseas students offshore is “definitely on the table”. Announced last year by ...
More »Former Monash VC appointed Victorian Governor
Former Monash vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner AC has been appointed as Victoria's next Governor. On Monday, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that Professor Gardner would start her new role at the beginning of August after she concludes her role with Monash University. ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Leading the global charge towards competency-based lifelong learning – Episode 74
Michael Fung as Director of the Institute for the Future of Education at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico, is the architect of the Skills Future lifelong learning strategy in Singapore. He shares thoughts on the global move towards lifelong learning and a competency based approach ...
More »Impact rankings: Western Sydney University ranks first worldwide
For the second year, Western Sydney University has ranked first worldwide for its commitment to gender equality, wellbeing, climate action and global sustainability. WSU has topped over 1,500 universities from 112 countries and scored first place in the latest round ...
More »New $1m Flinders’ research project to tackle food insecurity
A Flinders University researcher has received funding to reduce food insecurity in South Australia by enhancing food preservation, minimising waste, and providing healthy options in food relief banks. Through the new Australian Research Council industry fellowship, Flinders Professor Svetlana Bogomolova ...
More »UniMelb launches new PhD in Indigenous Knowledge
Amid Reconciliation Week, the University of Melbourne has launched a new PhD course in Indigenous Knowledge to encourage more research and collaboration with Indigenous communities worldwide. Said to be the first of its kind in Australia, UniMelb's new PhD aims ...
More »‘We want to wrap it up’: UNSW staff strike over contract delay
Staff at the University of New South Wales have gone on strike today to secure more permanent roles for casual academic and professional staff. After a year of delayed negotiations, hundreds of UNSW staff and students will be on the ...
More »Astronomers map the early universe
Astronomers at Swinburne University will use the new James Webb Space Telescope, located 1.5 million km from earth, to make the first three-dimensional map of the universe as it was in the period known as “cosmic morning”, between 10 and ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How do you plan for what a university will look like in 35 years time? Episode 73
Professor Vivek Goel as President of Waterloo University in Canada is leading an exercise to generate a vision for what Waterloo will look like at 100. This 35 year future planning horizon is unheralded in global universities and generates a unique perspective on risk, ...
More »International students in Australia are going hungry: study
International students studying in Australia are going hungry at an "alarming rate" according to a new report. Monash University researchers interviewed 60 overseas students across Melbourne last year and found nearly half were struggling to afford basic groceries due to ...
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