Higher Education
QUT students await 18C decision
Ex-students sued over race discrimination on track to finding out how the Human Rights Commission handled their case.
HIGH WIREDVC salary politics
In today’s HW, we ponder the politics of VCs’ salaries and the unpopularity of funding cuts
Earlier repayments avoid loss
STEFANIE BALOGH, ROSIE LEWISUni students beginning to repay loans when earning $42,000 a year would stop $2.2bn in new student loans being written off
EXCLUSIVENo results despite big uni pay
BERNARD LANESalaries for vice-chancellors have risen but there’s no proof of any pay-off in uni performance in global league tables.
ExclusiveACU ‘gaming research system’
RICK MORTONThe Australian Catholic University hired international academics to “artificially inflate” its research scores.
Sydney uni top for jobs
John RossTwo Australian universities have been named among the top 10 in the world for getting their graduates jobs
ExclusiveChina student denounces himself
PRIMROSE RIORDANThe editor of a Melbourne blog has been forced to publicly denounce himself after he published an “incorrect” map.
HIGH WIREDThe laureate VC
In today’s HW, we wonder whether it’s rocket science to run a uni and sympathise with whistleblowers.
exclusiveUnis cry poor but spend on ads
STEFANIE BALOGHAustralia’s universities spent $1.7bn on advertising, marketing and promotions over the past seven years | GRAPHIC
Tough to break into classroom
STEFANIE BALOGHFewer than half of all new teaching graduates are working full-time in classrooms.
No answers for whistleblowers
RICK MORTONWhistleblowers on alleged harassment at the Australian Catholic University have not been told how the uni responded.
Set text dilemmas
In HW today, we mull over set texts, Chinese choices and the convolutions of workplace bargaining
Wider seats and larger budgets
SEAN PARNELLObesity is becoming a bigger problem, not just for individuals but on the services and government funds they require.
Training raises safety fears
JOHN ROSSConflicts between two “parallel” aviation training systems have prompted safety concerns.
TAFE SA vows to fix bungle
MICHAEL OWEN, ANNABEL HEPWORTHParafield will remain open as a much-needed training centre for aircraft engineers, TAFE SA has vowed.
Students keen to stay at home
Rowan CallickGuo Jie landed places at two Sydney universities and Beijing University of Aerospace and Aviation. he chose Beijing.
Newborns at heart of research
JOHN ROSSA Queensland scientist has won an award for research that could restore the heart’s regenerative magic.
Axed human trial stuns boffins
RICK MORTONThe Australian Catholic University cancelled part of a research grant in the middle of a human clinical trial.
RMIT academics stood aside
The four from Economics, Finance and Marketing allegedly sold unauthorised ebooks that included compulsory tests.
Chefs washing up in the River
VICTORIA LAURIEUmberto Carli was a wind surfer in Italy, but came halfway around the world to learn in Margaret River restaurants.
Answers sought as claims hit uni
RICK MORTONGreg Hunt has sparked an investigation into the ‘research integrity’ of the higher education grants process.
OPINION
Higher learning a societal good
DON EDGARThe parents of those who do go to university are also paying taxes, not just the those who don’t go to university.
Fair Work facilitates flexibility
Stephen ParkerA decision by the Fair Work commissioner to cancel the enterprise deal between Murdoch University and relevant unions could have profound ramifications.
Expertise at your fingertips
Howard BealeOff-the-rack ideas from business consultancies are not the solution to the academy woes.
ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION
OUR TEAM
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Julie Hare
Editor
Canberra Bureau, Australia
Julie has spent 15 years specialising as an education journalist. An arts graduate from the University of Newcastle, she has won numerous awards for writing and editing. harej@theaustralian.com.au (02) 9288 2460 Twitter @harejulie -
John Ross
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
John joined the Higher Education Section in 2011. A communications graduate from UTS, he has won several National Press Club awards including 2010 Higher Education Journalist of the Year. rossj@theaustralian.com.au (02) 9288 1637 Twitter @JohnRoss49
our objective
The Higher Education section is published in The Australian each Wednesday to provide a national perspective on news, events and issues as well as in-depth insight and analysis in the vocational and tertiary education sectors. The Australian's award-winning journalists also provide up-to-the-minute updates on the website, along with expert opinion and blogs.
