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Sick Sydney University academic sacked after return-to-office decree
The university agrees Niko Tiliopoulos’ respiratory and autoimmune conditions stop him from being on campus. But it won’t allow him to keep working from home.
- by Daniella White
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Sydney Uni academic quits ‘dysfunctional’ union branch amid pro-Palestinian campaigns
Fiona Gill says the union’s committee members are refusing to condemn war crimes publicly, amid pro-Palestinian campaigning.
- by Daniella White
‘Alarming and deeply disappointing’: Sexual harassment at universities on the rise, survey reveals
WA’s universities have all said any incident of sexual harassment is unacceptable, but a recent survey found a shocking number of staff were still experiencing harassment.
- by Holly Thompson
Move over #WitchTok. New degree in the occult takes magic to another level
The first course in magic by a British university will study Western dragons; depiction of women in the Middle Ages; practice of deception and illusion; and more.
- by Jenny Gross
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WA students slugged thousands more for university housing in fee shake-up
Students living at five of Curtin University’s accommodation facilities will be hit with price increases of up to 166 per cent next year.
- by Holly Thompson
Hundreds of tutorials cancelled as University of Melbourne staff strike
Staff have called off week 10 classes across all faculties in what the union says is the longest strike action at the university since 1856.
- by Robyn Grace and Nicole Precel
International students did not seek help before taking own lives, inquest finds
Five international students who took their own lives while studying at Victorian universities in 2020 did not seek help from mental health services.
- by Melissa Meehan
‘Running fast just to stand still’: Where do WA universities rank globally?
All Australian universities in the top 200 of one of the most prestigious rankings lists have fallen down the ladder. But in WA, it’s not all bad news.
- by Holly Thompson
Top Australian universities slide down world rankings
A fall in international student numbers is being blamed for the nation’s top-performing universities dropping down a prestigious academic league table.
- by Christopher Harris
Australian unis fall in global rankings, Melbourne University tops the country
Melbourne has held its spot in the world’s top 50 universities, but all Australian universities in the top 200 have fallen in the latest rankings.
- by Nicole Precel
Bringing nurses back: The uni program rebalancing WA’s health workforce
High drop-out rates and low Indigenous representation in the workforce have only got worse since the pandemic, but one program is fighting to make a difference.
- by Holly Thompson