Analysis
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Group of Eight Unis lag on low-SES enrolment, USyd worst in NSW
NSW’s major universities are still failing on equal access to higher education.
Features
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The school that wouldn’t budge: Darlington’s resistance
“The struggle for Darlington is a struggle not only for the preservation of tangible reminders of our past, but also the struggle for the right of individuals and communities to decide their own future.” - Darlington Public School, 1878-1978.
Opinion
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Gag clauses and giving up rights are now part of our education
Although seemingly innocuous, the University’s ICPU units contain many dubious mechanisms designed to protect industry partners instead of fostering academic freedom.
‘The university education of engineers is broken’: Go8 demands a renewed approach to address engineering skills shortage
Universities, government, and industry must work together if they are to address the domestic engineers shortage
Analysis
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Westernised history curriculum changes will alienate and disengage
Recent changes to the National Curriculum may reap uncertain consequences on and diminish history education.
Seven-year time limit on university degrees to affect most disadvantaged students
The time limit was previously scrapped in 2012 but reintroduced after negotiations with Pauline Hanson.
News
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“Shameful, anti-intellectual actions”: Education protests continue as more cuts loom
The EAG presented a gift to Jagose: an oversized cardboard replica of a pair of scissors.
How to corporatise a university (in three steps)
Corporate governance, private funding and performance management make up today's university.
News
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Macquarie Uni SRC bans discussion of LGBTQI+ motion in council
The Macquarie University Students’ Representative Council (SRC) have banned LGBTQI+ rights motions from being discussed in council meetings.