University
‘It’s the academic Hunger Games’: The for and against on WA universities merger idea
WA Chief Scientist Professor Peter Klinken said there was ferocious warfare between the four universities and each was suffering.
- by Holly Thompson
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This booming Perth suburb wants its own university campus
“If you look at the census data there are a lot of families and young children moving to the region, who in five to 10 years’ time will be looking into tertiary education.”
- by Holly Thompson
‘Chilling effect’: Top uni warns students about foreign harassment
UNSW is urging students and academics to report any “interference” witnessed in class, amid concerns comments or behaviour are being reported back to a foreign government.
- by Daniella White
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I’m starting to worry about Albanese and his government
This smart, well-intentioned Labor government is discovering that, just as in our dysfunctional university sector, some problems can only be solved by spending a lot of money.
- by Ross Gittins
A small slice of Wollongong in Dubai, where the export of Australian education is big business
This year almost 700 students in the United Arab Emirates will graduate from the University of Wollongong without ever stepping foot in NSW.
- by Lucy Cormack
Is it cool to take your parents to a university open day?
Should you go when you’re in year 12, or is year 9 better? With university open day season about to get under way, experts and students answer these questions and more.
- by Larissa Ham
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Education
Distinctions with a difference: Top grades double for students at state’s biggest unis
About 40 per cent of students at the University of NSW and Sydney Uni picked up the two highest grades, new data shows.
- by Lucy Carroll
Universities Australia defends dropping $1.5m sexual consent campaign
A national survey of 43,000 university students found one in six had been sexually harassed and one in 20 had been assaulted since they began their studies.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Where do universities stand on the Voice? For many, it’s complicated
Why are some universities advocating a Yes vote in the Voice referendum while others have not taken a position?
- by Matt Wade
Dr Helen Tam explains how your ATAR is calculated
Dr Tam is responsible for every student's ATAR. Here she busts all the myths about how your ATAR is calculated.
School-leavers reject attending university from their bedrooms
Year 12 students say they want to study on campus, as more universities withdraw their pandemic-era online classes.
- by Mary Ward