A new report by The Australia Institute reveals that last year, Australian universities and research institutions spent over $322 million on journal subscriptions and a total of $1 billion on academic publishers.
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A federal parliamentary inquiry into the perceptions and status of vocational education and training (VET) and an NSW interim report on the TAFE system, both released this week, recommend major structural reform to combat a worsening national skills shortage.
The Monash University branch of the NTEU voted for a 24 hour strike beginning midday Wednesday 20th March, provided University management does not submit to Union demands.
The University of Sydney announced today that David Thodey, a former telecommunications executive, has been elected as the 19th Chancellor of the University after the end of Belinda Hutchinson’s third consecutive term.
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.
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.
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.
Invoices dated January 25, 2024, show that while a Bachelor of Arts student was charged $2,040.00 on HECS to complete FASS3333, their Bachelor of Science counterpart was only charged $1,118.00. Both students were in the same class and worked together in the same group.