Opinion: Australia undermined its research ambition before the Serd ink was dry, as this week’s budget confirmed the government’s unwillingness to improve PhD students’ dismal pay, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Maxim Jon-Buckley #PhDs#highered
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Groups representing some of the key antagonists in Australia’s fractious governance debate have thrashed out a joint approach to university council membership, marking a rare moment of accord in the splintered sector. https://t.co/GYkASPPSlR
POLICY BRIEF: Sharing research training program funding across universities to strengthen Indigenous HDR supervision and completions, by Profs Maria Raciti & @BronFredericks, @ARC_IFC, 08 Oct 2025, https://t.co/XScK7HWzjw, pp. 1-5. #research#HDR#Researchers#ResearchTraining
Are these the happiest PhD students in the world?
We spoke with Nature on why Australian PhD candidates are some of the happiest in the world, but also some of the most underpaid.
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Higher education was the only part of the sector which saw an increase in international student commencements this year.
Growth in education and health... despite job cuts in some institutions in those areas.
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5 out of 6 people believe unis prioritise profit over education with 50% expressing strong concerns.
Unis must return to their core mission as public institutions.
It's time to put education first! Sign the better unis pledge now: https://t.co/9THvfDAFJq
Delighted to address #graduate reps from around #Australia at the Grad Con hosted by UQU. Attendees were interested in my reflections on higher educ & student representation in the past, inc my term as @CAPAPresident, & #highereduc & #student representation now & in the future.
Chinese students have complained that they were misled about Australia, saying the “shocking” rise in cost of living is causing others to abandon their plans.
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Lovely to meet with representatives from @CAPAPresident for #ScienceMeetsParliament yesterday to discuss issues close to my heart - the importance of research & ensuring that researchers are adequately supported.
PHD students deserve PPL & significantly higher stipends.
#SMP2023
@andrewjnorton There are other motivations at play for international students, some cultural driven. Completion can also be the means to starting a new life in Australia.
@ScottMorrisonMP the federal government did not accomodate the needs of international students during the pandemic. This is now the direct consequence, 'australia's 4th largest export, now crippled'
#auspol#savehighereducation@tanya_plibersek
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“Australia needs an ambitious national vision for higher education that realigns the sector with its public service mission, and with the needs of students, staff, and wider society" @ElizaLittleton@CntrFutureWork@AlisonBarnes25#auspol#SaveHigherEd
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