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Thousands of students come forward with uni complaints

Thousands of students come forward with uni complaints

An influx of complaints in the first six months has prompted Australia's student ombudsman to consider launching a major systemic review.

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

One of Australia's leading universities is facing resistance to a subject teaching fine arts students how to use artificial intelligence to make artworks.

Plan to boost gender equity among engineering academics

Plan to boost gender equity among engineering academics

Plan to boost gender equity among engineering academics

Plan to boost gender equity among engineering academics

Australia's engineering sector has systemic under-representation of women particularly in senior roles, but a university recruitment drive aims to change that.

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HECS debt relief nears as Labor eyes further uni reform

HECS debt relief nears as Labor eyes further uni reform

University students and graduates will soon save up to $1300 a year as the government's HECS relief bill reached an important milestone.

Cloaking tactics: alleged hacker hides face with jumper

Cloaking tactics: alleged hacker hides face with jumper

A university student accused of conducting a campaign of cyber attacks and exploitation has used a jumper to hide her face after a short court hearing.

Staff accuse uni boards of toxic culture, being ignored

Staff accuse uni boards of toxic culture, being ignored

The tertiary education union is calling for significant changes to staff representation on university boards, accusing them of silencing dissent.

Protests, criticisms of anti-Semitism report continue

Protests, criticisms of anti-Semitism report continue

Critics of a report by Australia's anti-Semitism envoy Jillian Segal say it risks undermining free expression and marginalising already vulnerable communities.

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Plan to rid anti-Jew 'cancer' targets uni, arts funding

Plan to rid anti-Jew 'cancer' targets uni, arts funding

Plan to rid anti-Jew 'cancer' targets uni, arts funding

Plan to rid anti-Jew 'cancer' targets uni, arts funding

Universities and cultural bodies that fail to act against anti-Semitism could have their funding terminated as part of a blueprint to combat discrimination.

'We're here': Australia joins the race for US academics

'We're here': Australia joins the race for US academics

'We're here': Australia joins the race for US academics

'We're here': Australia joins the race for US academics

Australia is throwing its hat in the ring in the global contest to attract US academics amid President Donald Trump's adversarial approach to higher education.

International students take notice as uni ranks tumble

International students take notice as uni ranks tumble

International students take notice as uni ranks tumble

International students take notice as uni ranks tumble

Many Australian universities have taken a hit in their global rankings and a number are struggling with their reputations in the eyes of employers.

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

Decades of creeping over-regulation are holding back the housing, infrastructure and research Australia needs, a federal Labor MP says.

Harvard grads cheer calls for school to stand strong

Harvard grads cheer calls for school to stand strong

Harvard grads cheer calls for school to stand strong

Harvard grads cheer calls for school to stand strong

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.

Trump's attacks on academia offers chance for Australia

Trump's attacks on academia offers chance for Australia

Trump's attacks on academia offers chance for Australia

Trump's attacks on academia offers chance for Australia

Australia could seize on talent from the world's top universities as US president Donald Trump's threats against American institutions drives researchers away.

Uni degree review for genocide-accused ex-foreign PM

Uni degree review for genocide-accused ex-foreign PM

Uni degree review for genocide-accused ex-foreign PM

Uni degree review for genocide-accused ex-foreign PM

An Australian university's honorary law degree for an ex-Bangladeshi leader is under review after they were accused of crimes against humanity.

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Ditch dance course, uni performing arts review advises

A dance major at a leading university should be cut, with subjects in dance teaching offered instead, a review has found.

Police forcibly break up protests at Turkish university

Police have used pepper spray, rubber bullets and water cannons on anti-government protesters in Turkey's capital, potentially reigniting tensions.

Homecoming for Indigenous remains and shell necklace

The remains of a young Aboriginal man and a shell necklace kept at two northern hemisphere universities have been returned to their traditional owners.

University staff add voices to pro-Palestinian protests

Protesters will take to major universities demanding they cut ties with Israel and weapon manufacturers, and railing against a new definition of anti-Semitism.

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Uni size a factor for vice-chancellors' pay: peak body

The head of Australia's university peak body has defended the salaries of vice-chancellors being larger than than the leaders of Harvard or Oxford.

Foreign student numbers should be 'depoliticised'

UK High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says foreign uni students should not be included in immigration caps to boost soft power for Australia and Britain.

Folbigg urges genetic testing expansion after acquittal

Kathleen Folbigg, who was wrongly convicted over the deaths of her children, says genetic testing should be bolstered to avoid a repeat of her experience.

Flood of troubles continues for shuttered Art Museum

It's unknown when, or if, Brisbane's QUT Art Museum will reopen its doors after flood damage and a decision to nix its 2025 exhibition program.

Uni freezes dance intake amid performing arts audit

The only university in Queensland to offer a dance qualification isn't taking new students. But with the Olympics in 2032, it will need more dancers than ever.

Laws to enforce unis acting on gender-based violence

Universities would have to adhere to a "transformative" new code which will set standards for how they prevent and respond to gender-based violence.

University heads grilled over anti-Semitism inaction

Vice-chancellors have defended action taken against anti-Semitism on university campuses amid concerns that Jewish students feel unsafe.

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