What university rankings can tell us.
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What university rankings mean for students.
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To succeed, Europe needs citizens who are multilingual and open to the world. EU-level universities can lead the way with four key concepts: Identity, Diversity, Essence and Attractiveness
Children at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of WA, at a 2015 exhibition of Elise Blumann.
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Degrees with a strong visual arts foundation will ensure individuals will flourish, not flounder, when faced with disruptive technologies.
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Students, manage your stress with these top tips.
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Fewer young people are drinking these days – but the pressure during freshers’ week can be intense.
Even privately run colleges and universities get money from the federal government.
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Yet the money spent on student loans, Pell Grants and funding for research is not generally keeping pace with the demand for higher ed.
And what’s your story?
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Introverts, don’t worry.
How much does ATAR matter when selecting teacher education students?
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Some universities accept students into their teaching degree programs with an ATAR as low as 35. Do we need to raise the bar, or are other factors more important than a high ATAR for teachers?
Australian Prime Minister Scott was in Jakarta to discuss a free trade agreement between Indonesia and Australia.
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Under the free trade agreement, Australian universities will be able to have majority ownership of an Indonesian university.
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A more joined up approach is needed to make sure support for students is there when it’s required.
Students and staff at universities have many of the same health risk factors, including poor mental health and alcohol consumption.
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Universities need to work with staff, students and the community to ensure their health policies are effective.
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Students across the world are using social media to research and choose their university.
Merging UniSA and the University of Adelaide could produce a number of benefits.
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While creating a bigger university is an important incentive for this proposed merger, good leadership and a shared vision are needed to make it a success.
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Research shows that 80% of medical students come from just 20% of the UK’s secondary schools.
In 2016, it cost A$12.4 billion to operate the Group of Eight universities, of which public funds from the government provided A$6.7 billion. The London Economics report reveals that the work of the Group of 8, delivered a return of over A$66 billion to the nation.
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A new report found that every one dollar of public funding spent on Go8 university research generated A$9.76 across the Australian economy, a roughly 10 fold return on the government’s investment.
Students take part in the colour run, as part of of the International Baccalaureate.
Does the International Baccalaureate make for a better rounded education for students?
Discipline, leadership and time management are some of the positives veterans say they bring to their studies. But not everyone has a chance to demonstrate these.
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While many military veterans do well on campus, not everyone feels welcome or their views matter. Here’s what universities can do better.
Teenagers’ plans for the future can affect their school work now.
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Although fewer Australian teens planned on going to university or TAFE than 15 years ago, figures were still higher than the OECD average.
Many South African students prefer universities and neglect technical colleges.
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South Africa needs to improve efforts to increase student numbers at technical colleges.
A crowd gathers around speakers during a rally for free speech near the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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On the one-year anniversary of the tragedy in Charlottesville, we asked the presidents of Bowdoin, Elon and the University of Washington whether free speech should be treated differently on campus.