Mid-year graduations at ANU
After years of hard slog and late nights pouring over books, hundreds of ANU students will celebrate a significant milestone this week as they graduate.
Tertiary Education
Billionaire makes Australia's largest personal donation to a university
Canberra-born global commodities trader and billionaire Graham Tuckwell and his wife Louise have made Australia's largest philanthropic contribution to a university worth about $200 million over three decades.
Goodbye from Third Degree and reflections on the state of higher education
Higher education has been in a state of crisis and threat of massive reform for years and Third Degree has borne witness to it all.
Sydney University receives $1.75 million donation for new museum
Two of Sydney's most important arts patrons are donating $1.75 million to the new Chau Chak Wing Museum at Sydney University.
Uni students infiltrate massage parlour
Students from Wesley College have apologised after a massage parlour was infiltrated during an initiation activity.
'Racist' tutor row opens door on Chinese-Australian community schism
What would prompt more than 1000 people to sign a petition in support of a University of Sydney tutor who calls his mainland Chinese students 'pigs'?
University inter-library lending scheme rewrites e-book trend
A trans-Tasman inter-varsity library loan scheme has now 7.5 million books and journals available for borrowing by staff and students at 15 institutions. It's a surprising trend in the age of the e-book.
Technology increasing alienation of tertiary students
Technology use is at an all-time high for tertiary students, including through online courses, but many still yearn for face-to-face contact with staff and fellow students.
Retaining students to graduation is not a simple formula
Funding universities on the basis of student completion rates ignores the challenges many students face.
245 trillion course combinations
An Australian uni's new Masters of Studies program promises students so many options it's mind boggling.
Australian of the Year - and ANU law dropout - named uni's alumnus of year
He was a "chaotic and disorganised" student who dropped out, but former chief of Army awarded academic honour.
Minimum entry standards further disadvantage the already disadvantaged
Students who enter university with the lowest ATARs have the highest drop-out rates but more support might help more than just raising minimum entry standards.
Suburban students pack their bags for uni colleges
Long commute times, a rental crisis that means an absence of cheap shared housing, and a desire to enjoy university life are combining to prompt more city students to move into on-campus accommodation.
Cuts to National Library funding will hurt researchers from all walks of life
The digitisation of the nation's newspapers, from as early as 1803, has proven hugely popular with researchers amateur and professional but now cuts to the National Library of Australia's funding threaten the hugely popular Trove.
Young people saddled by a higher degree of debt
Post-graduate courses are now almost standard for young Australian students but the debt burden, added to their undergraduate course debt, may saddle them with total debts well above $100,000.
UC denies it's a soft ATAR touch
But some course almost filled with school leavers who have not made the official cut.
Uni marking is deliberately harder than at school
Some subjects are scaled so that only a select few get the best score. It can hammer self-esteem.
Student scholarships to Asia take off
You don't need to be a genius to join thousands of uni students heading overseas to study.
'Second chance' students
Madison Bradshaw was diagnosed with epilepsy in year 10 and left school after year 11. It didn't stop her aiming for a degree.
Uni burnout: It's a thing
A little stress can be a great motivator, however some high achievers flame out, victims of their own perfectionist thinking.
'It's not naive or uncool to ask for help'
I thought, "I can do it by myself. I don't need anyone." I was worried I would be perceived as a "loser" if I did.
Insider's guide to uni cliques
It can be easy to lose your identity among the in-crowds on campus so here's a few things to know about the social whirl before lectures begin.
PhD students condemn year of uncertainty as cuts pose threats to research
Up to 40 per cent of staff of School of Culture, History and Language may go as a result of budget cuts, leaving students in the lurch.
First year at uni: What the veterans advise
It's the first day of uni and you've told your family in no uncertain terms that they are not to come along and take photographs. So who will look out for you as you attempt to traverse the intimidating terrain ahead?
Cliques, clusters and tribes
The social codes and casual cruelties of high school don't tend to migrate to university. Instead, there's likely to be a group that welcomes whatever identity you're projecting.
Tomorrow's masters of their craft
Combining creative passion with career is hard work. It can take years to hone skills, catch a break, make a living and make a mark.
Science and technology just got sexier
Think science, technology, engineering and maths are dry as dust? Think again - it's where the jobs will be.
So you want to help people?
Calm under pressure? Got a good ear? When it comes to helping people through a crisis or assisting them to achieve their potential, there's a course to get you started.
How to make preferences work in your favour
It's crunch time for tens of thousands of 2015 HSC students who want to enrol in a degree in 2016.
January's big day on campus
There may be mini-lectures, campus tours, one-on-one discussions. There may be bands, food and drink - sometimes free!