Universities

Politics & Society
There’s a ‘third space’ in Australia’s higher education sector
In the blurry intersection between professional and academic staff, ‘third space’ workers can foster creativity and experimentation

Sciences & Technology
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
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
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