The Australian Council of Heads of Social Work has joined a chorus of other organisations and individuals concerned about racism directed towards the Chinese-Australian community amid the worldwide spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). After highlighting the steps universities are taking ...

The peak body representing the independent higher education and vocational sectors believes proposed legislative reforms to the way the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) operates doesn’t go far enough. Parliament is currently considering the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator ...

As the Australian university academic year is about to commence, some students will enter courses fearing subject failure, particularly if they have demanding work commitments, don’t have a set study schedule and feel overwhelmed easily. The students' fear is supported ...

As concerns about the spread of coronavirus deepen in Australia, attention has turned to the effect it is having on Australia's billion-dollar education sector. As around 250,000 Chinese students bound for Australia wait for the travel bans to lift, universities ...

In university education, teaching quality, research reputation and prestige are influential in students’ application choices, but the latest survey of employer satisfaction levels of graduates shows a shift towards less prestigious institutions and more work-ready graduates. The Quality Indicators for ...

Australian employers continue to be pleased with the quality of our university graduates, with 84 per cent of direct supervisors surveyed satisfied with graduate employees. Published by Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), the 2019 Employer Satisfaction Survey also ...

The Australian Academy of the Humanities has welcomed the government’s $12 million pledge to fund research into Australian society, history and culture as well as the senate inquiry into our national identity. “Between 2011 and 2020, just three per cent ...

Associate Professor Robyn Brandenburg has received a Fulbright Training and Research scholarship – one of the most prestigious in the world – for her research into the effectiveness of Teacher Performance Assessments (TPA). These assessments certify whether a graduate is ...

There are calls for a new whooping cough vaccine in the next five to 10 years to protect vulnerable individuals from what experts are calling superbug strains of the condition. Researchers at UNSW believe whooping cough bacteria are “becoming smarter ...

Universities are not only a place of learning, but they also play pivotal role in keeping towns and cities strong and connected during catastrophic events like the bushfires of the last two months. “University communities across Australia have responded powerfully to bushfires of unprecedented ...