This Month
Swinburne vice-chancellor quits amid investigation into chancellor
Pascale Quester has been vice-chancellor since August 2020 and was dealing with the fallout of low employee morale over concerns about the chancellor’s leadership.
The three forces writing the future of higher education
How we respond will determine whether universities remain a compelling journey for millions of young people in this country.
Hunt for the next maths genius gets a boost in Sydney
A $55 million injection at Sydney University – the biggest investment in mathematical research in Australian history – will help keep top AI talent at home.
Gaming the system: How schools and students get ahead
Schools are aware of strategies to manipulate the rankings and get the best year 12 results. They just don’t like to talk about them.
Shorten proposes 1pc levy of corporate profits to cut HECS bills
University of Canberra vice chancellor Bill Shorten says the almost four-decades-old HECS system is faltering and urges the corporate sector to fund national skills
Julie Bishop dug in at ANU. But what now?
The real question is whether vice chancellor Genevieve Bell’s resignation was enough blood-letting to sate the university’s staff, students and stakeholders.
Learning from women at the top of the research game
Universities are not only producing more female than male graduates; they are increasingly led by inspiring and determined women.
How a NZ manufacturer scored five years of free rent to set up Aussie HQ
A $1 million prize lured companies from across the globe to the University of the Sunshine Coast, in a region north of Brisbane that has long been overlooked.
February
‘Nousferatu’ double-dipping in uni clients’ blood
The self-described “ethical” consultancy has made a pretty penny advising the government on higher education reforms, then charging unis to help navigate them.
Are woke universities racist? Not based on biased Racism@Uni report
In fact, the Human Rights Commission data shows low-risk exposure to experiences of questionable racism at arguably the most progressive institutions in the country.
Big unis are over-enrolling domestic students ahead of hard cap
Sydney University is experiencing growing pains above its domestic student target. The university sector wants the Albanese government to ditch the new caps.
UTS to cull more than 100 jobs after regulator rejects union claim
Views about costs and alternatives to redundancies were labelled speculative and irrelevant by the workplace regulator, paving the way for over 100 job cuts.
Australia will pay for its Darwin Port mistake
Readers’ letters on the Darwin Port sale, Chalmers’ efforts on inflation, Adelaide Writers’ Week, the RBA’s interest rate decision, and AI and climate action.
January
ANU deleted claim it stood against antisemitism
Jewish groups have criticised the ’“disingenuous” claim omitted from ANU’s 2024 annual report, but the uni says its stance against antisemitism is clear.
Foreign students have a target on their backs
In a supercharged debate, Labor knows the risk of high immigration numbers being blamed for housing shortages, rental costs and overstretched infrastructure.
How Sydney Uni fumbled the 2024 Gaza encampments
Universities sought help from the attorney-general, the police and the Crown Solicitor’s Office about how to enforce its own code of conduct.
Our unis are helping overseas students abuse the visa system
Completely non-genuine international students are turning to the nuclear option to buy more time: an onshore application for asylum under the humanitarian visa stream
Sydney and UTS law schools bow to AI wave, partner with Harvey
Students at the prestigious departments will have access to the specialist legal artificial intelligence platform in the hope students don’t get left behind.
Australia’s universities are talking about antisemitism, not stopping it
Action in relation to the now normalised antisemitism at our universities is lacking a sense of urgency.
AI is killing grad jobs and making MBAs matter more
The challenge is not to add fashionable modules on AI tools, but for education to build judgment and decision-making capabilities, and to prioritise human creativity.
