After an internal review and years of concerns from staff and students, UNSW is likely to end its controversial trimester system and return to a semester timetable in line with all other Australian universities.
Author: Angus McGregor
For these three and a half hours, Honi Soit watched on with shock, horror and some admiration for the 37 councillors gathered in New Law Lecture Theatre 026.
A new payment system adopted by Griffith University failed to pay many casual workers on March 7 leading to a dispute with the NTEU.
A casual academic working at the University of Melbourne has received a public apology in Federal Court and compensation after the university admitted she was unfairly refused work after asking for increased hours.
The lavish Midsummer Night’s Dream themed parties and eccentric family members will never be good enough for Oliver because as Farleigh tells him bluntly, “you will never be one of us.” The message to the wider population is clear. It’s okay to have a taste of our world on the page but never okay to enter it.
While bold in its diagnosis of the issues facing Australian education and skills development, the report’s largely excellent recommendations will be quickly overshadowed by its cost, alongside the multiple levels of negotiations across federal and state governments required to legislate and implement any changes.
Prerequisites will no longer be needed for Commerce, Science, Medicine, Psychology, Veterinary Science, and Economics degrees. These subjects are HSC courses that universities proportionately deem as compulsory for eligibility and entry into certain degrees on offer.
University of Sydney Union (USU) CEO Andrew Mills has resigned after three years of service, effective March 11.
The government policy represents a sizable shift from a past emphasis on funding areas of the arts that experience market failure to a system designed to make proactive investment in commercially viable projects and align the arts with other government initiatives.
When someone next tells you they are considering becoming a teacher, don’t question if they are suited for a more proper job – but also don’t smile as if they are taking on a burden you would rather ignore.