Think big, celebrated scientist tells new home Down Under Don’t fixate on funding cuts and market challenges, UK-born star scientist Michelle Simmons tells Australian peers John Ross 1月 21日
Recruitment agent data dump ‘won’t tell the whole story’ Increased transparency on provider performance vital as well, representative group tells Australian government John Ross 1月 20日
Suicide warning over foreign students ‘suffering in silence’ Tragedies exacerbated by lack of research and information sharing, coroner’s study finds John Ross 1月 17日
Australia considers formalised recognition of micro-credentials Questions around quality assurance, regulation and where certificates from courses such as Moocs belong on the qualifications ladder John Ross 1月 14日
‘No evidence’ that luxury laboratories lead to better science New book explores proliferation of ‘starchitect’-designed facilities Matthew Reisz 1月 12日
Piecemeal Australian reforms ‘could cost more than they save’ Lowering of student loan repayment threshold to recoup an extra A$20 million (?11.3 million) but cost A$19 million John Ross 1月 11日
Australia: graduate employment and employer satisfaction rise But graduates from more affluent backgrounds fare better, survey finds John Ross 1月 10日
Alumni oppose Australian university’s name-change proposal Petition opposing Charles Sturt University’s plan attracts more than 5,000 signatures John Ross 1月 10日
No more low-score education students, Australian academy told Raise teaching entry standards or we’ll cap places, opposition tells universities John Ross 1月 7日
Lecturers struggling to combat essay mills with assessment design Types of assessment viewed as least susceptible to contract cheating are those least likely to be set by academics, Australian study finds Chris Havergal 1月 4日
Study ties depression in poorer students to social isolation Australian researchers recommend 'organic' interventions to support undergraduates from disadvantaged backgrounds John Ross 1月 4日
Better university outcomes require more than ill-conceived metrics Australia’s move to performance-based funding must be better thought through than England’s TEF, say Gwilym Croucher and Kenneth Moore Gwilym Croucher 1月 3日
