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Politicians talk about how they want to see more Indigenous graduates but we don’t often hear from Indigenous students about their experiences. New research talks to four young Indigenous men.
The silence of some Canadian universities in addressing antisemitism, in particular when considered alongside active approaches toward equity and racial justice, needs to be addressed.
Australian university applicants are sticking to their preferred fields of study, despite dramatic changes to student fees in 2021.
To inform university responses to online harassment affecting graduate students, artist-researchers created original artworks in response to interviews with their peers who experienced online hate.
The COVID-19 pandemic affected college towns profoundly and highlighted the complex relationship between universities and their host communities.
The government at national and state levels as well as private proprietors should appoint women as universities’ vice-chancellors.
Growing awareness of sexual harassment and discrimination in the field prompted an international survey and research into potential solutions.
New analysis finds if Australian universities were treated like Australian schools, they would gain 11% in funding per year.
University enrolments, research output and revenue tripled or more in the three decades to 2019. This growth brought benefits as well as problems.
A major higher education review is suggesting Australia puts a levy on international student fees.
A new study tracks the number of history academics and history students in Australia. The results are alarming.
A new community risk assessment tool allows post-secondary institutions to make evidence-based decisions about their policies and procedures.
According to cognitive psychology there are three distinct types of memory. Each plays a different role in effective study.
The Conversation talks to University of Melbourne researcher Gwilym Croucher about what the Times Higher Education rankings mean.
Often those most impacted by climate change are those least able to engage with climate discourse. Universities have a responsibility to engage with these communities.
Universities face growing costs but no prospect of increased funding.
International students frequently face challenges finding suitable places to live. Instead of blaming them, the government should be helping them.
Courses such as nursing, teaching and social work require students to complete full-time, unpaid work experience to graduate. This often means they have to give up paid work.
Local governments have far too often been let off the hook for approaches that discreetly limit where students may live.
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Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies, Monash University
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Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
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Professor of Higher Education, Rhodes University, South Africa, Rhodes University
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Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Data Officer, University of the Sunshine Coast