Universities

Sciences & Technology

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Opinion

We don’t just need more engineers, we need next-gen engineers

Our profession’s future is not just about training more and more recruits to fill the shortage, we also need to focus on the qualities of our next-gen engineers

Education

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Book extract

Australian universities must prioritise Indigenous engineers

Indigenous ingenuity has all the hallmarks that modern engineers strive for – and Australia universities must shift their higher education paradigm

Business & Economics

Changing the cost of some uni degrees didn’t change students’ minds

New research finds that hikes in the cost of some university degrees had limited impact on students’ choices

Environment

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Book extract

The Indigenous cultural knowledges co-designing campuses

Universities are often catalysts for change. A new book explores modern Australian university campuses, focusing on the increasing role of Country and Indigenous co-design

Education

Why leadership in Indigenous higher education has never been more important

From the Voice referendum to the climate crisis, now is the time for strong leadership in Indigenous higher education

Education

Boosting student wellbeing through their environment

New research calls for co-creating the built and natural environments of universities to support student wellbeing

Education

New education pathways for Indigenous Australians

Barriers to education can be broken down when we support the diverse ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people develop, produce and translate knowledge

Sciences & Technology

We need to retain research integrity in the AI era

There’s no question that artificial intelligence technologies pose a profound challenge to our ability to ensure the integrity of research, particularly in PhD study

Politics & Society

Australia’s universities must become more welcoming

Refugees and asylum seekers in Australia face a myriad of challenges in accessing higher education. Welcoming Universities is a new initiative that aims to change that

Environment

How universities can ‘walk the talk’ on climate action

Universities have a responsibility to be national and global leaders in tackling our carbon footprint