April
Pro-Palestinian protesters are peaceful here, say university bosses
A series of encampments are popping up on campuses as students take up the pro-Palestinian cause. But it’s very different from what’s happening in the US.
- Julie Hare
- Breaking
- University
‘The right time to go’: Maskell to leave Melbourne University
Duncan Maskell, the University of Melbourne’s vice chancellor, will step down next year just halfway through his second five-year term.
- Julie Hare
Steep rise in student visa rejections ‘scaring applicants away’
News of the federal government’s clampdown on student visas is spreading far and wide and the US is becoming the destination of choice.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- NAPLAN
NAPLAN reports arrive eight weeks early, giving more time to intervene
Detailed reports on how schools, classes and individual students performed in this year’s NAPLAN tests will start landing on Monday.
- Julie Hare
Mass lay-offs at regional uni as international enrolments slump 90pc
Federation University in Victoria could be the canary in the coal mine as its international student enrolments dive.
- Julie Hare
Plunge in student numbers to drive migration reset
Government forecasts that net migrant numbers would fall to 375,000 in 2023-24 will be missed by a wide mark, but an ambition to halve the measure by 2024-25 is in reach.
- Julie Hare
Average HECS debts to rise by $2350 on June 1
There may be relief for student-debt holders in the upcoming budget, but it won’t come soon enough to prevent a 4.7 per cent increase.
- Julie Hare
Sarah, Cate, Kip, Baz and Mel are all alumni, but NIDA is broke
Australia’s premier dramatic arts institution produces the biggest names in theatre and entertainment, but it is struggling to get by.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- AI
ChatGPT essay cheats are a menace to us all
Some universities are increasing face-to-face assessments to discourage AI cheating. Academics should be encouraged to expose the problem, not deterred from fixing it.
- Updated
- Pilita Clark
The price of an Oxford education is high, but so are the returns
Australians are increasingly opting to head overseas to study at one of the world’s best universities. It comes with a big price tag, but also big rewards.
- Julie Hare
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New uni course gets executives match fit for net zero
The micro-credential course starting in May will fast track understanding of how to navigate carbon accounting, reporting and reduction strategies.
- Julie Hare
Melbourne Law School improves ranking despite students’ year from hell
A new league table of universities by subject area has bumped Melbourne Law School up a place to 10th, calling into question the validity of many rankings.
- Julie Hare
Graduate jobs market comes off the boil
Australia’s graduate job market has been red-hot, but there are early signs that the number of roles has started to wane.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
Why this boss wants to help pay for childcare
In an Australian first, u&u Recruitment Partners will subsidise the costs of childcare up to ease the financial burden of returning to work.
- Julie Hare
An expensive education is no guarantee of academic, career success
Readers’ letters on wealth and education outcomes; unbalanced HECS revenue; the value of locally made solar panels; the need for a better balanced tax system; and advice for letter writers.
Visa rejections hit record as overseas students top 700,000
There were 713,000 international students living in Australia in February, but a corner has been turned as visa rejections pile up.
- Julie Hare
Top law school dean steps down after litany of failures
The head of Melbourne Law School has stepped aside following more than a year of bureaucratic, administration and communication fails.
- Julie Hare
March
Poor kids who choose the IB do better than rich kids who don’t: study
Jasmine Werneberg says the International Baccalaureate she did at high school was more academically rigorous than her business-law degree at university.
- Julie Hare
Crackdown on ultra-early uni offers in Year 12 to boost enrolments
Universities have been told they have to rein in the practice of making early offers of a guaranteed place to Year 12 students.
- Julie Hare