Universities

When Tim Looker retired, he was keen to pick up a hobby. So he returned to university, becoming a lawyer on his 74th birthday.

The Canberra Symphony Orchestra warns it could one day not have enough musicians to perform if proposed changes to the Australian National University go ahead, while prospective students say they're now considering studying interstate. 

A federal government investigation into the Australian National University demands the university defend the conduct of its council members amid concerns they have failed to competently oversee its operations.

With 90 per cent of all schools in Gaza damaged or destroyed, these students packed up their lives and made the difficult decision to leave.

The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.

The prestige of the Australian National University is fast fading. It must now respond to explosive allegations. 

ACT independent Senator David Pocock says he is concerned the issues facing the Australian National University are affecting its staff and students and calls for more transparency.

Former member of the Australian National University council Liz Allen has used a Senate inquiry investigating university governance to allege Chancellor Julie Bishop harassed, bullied, and threatened her.

One of Australia's major universities has suffered a data breach that exposed the password information of thousands of staff and students.

A University of Wollongong student allegedly found with 3D-printed guns in his dorm room has been granted conditional bail. 

The Australian Chamber Orchestra's Richard Tognetti has warned that the ANU's plan to axe its School of Music would result in an "act of cultural vandalism", with another Canberra ensemble saying its offer to help has been rejected.

According to the Aussie experts gearing up for their first TED talk this weekend, storytelling is key — but breaking down a subject you understand so deeply, to share that knowledge with the world, comes with a whole lot of nerves.

A Queensland university suspends a medical student after he was sentenced for domestic violence, following community outcry for the university to act.

James Cook University faces pressure to take disciplinary action against a medical student sentenced for domestic violence assault.

The government's pre-election pledge to cut student loans by 20 per cent proved incredibly popular with voters. But will it help to fix issues in the tertiary education system?

The Canberra Symphony Orchestra writes directly to the ANU's leadership about proposed changes that would see traditional one-to-one instrument lessons discontinued.

The University of Queensland has defended the "fundamental principles of freedom of speech" of researchers who pushed conspiracy theories and misinformation around fire ant treatments and vaccines.

Columbia University says it will pay the Trump administration over $330 million to restore federal research money that was cancelled in the name of combating antisemitism on campus.

As parliament returns this week for the first time since the election, the top item of business for Labor is its election promise to reduce student loans by 20 per cent. 

Not a single medical school in Australia currently offers the option to go part-time, but mother and student Lisa Ross is calling for change.