By Harrisen Leckenby UNSW lost two points in the QS University World Rankings, slipping from 43 to 45, due to low scoring faculty to student ratio. UNSW performed well in the majority of the QS ranking criteria, scoring 100/100 in international faculty ratio, 93/100 in employment outcomes and 89/100 in …
Read More »‘A bit of a joke’: SRC meeting deflated by apparent ‘Dorothy Dixer’ moment
By Harrisen Leckenby Canberra’s influence on student politics was at the third SRC meeting of the year, after repeated allegations from one councillor that the SRC was not representing the interest of students. Councillor Gina Elis and the SRC executive went back and forth multiple times throughout the meeting as …
Read More »WSU and UTS follow suit from USYD staff strikes
Another strike over staff working conditions has occurred at one of Sydney’s most prominent universities mere weeks after USYD’s 48-hour staff strike.
Read More »UTS’ ‘Unprecedented’ Slashing of Student Journal Budget
By Harrisen Leckenby UTS cut student journal Vertigo’s budget as the University reports a $29 million surplus in 2021. The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has cut approximately 50% of the budget for the student publication Vertigo. Speaking to Tharunka, a Vertigo spokesperson confirmed their disbelief at the changes: “Vertigo …
Read More »Staff voice concerns about UNSW’s future at all-staff forum
From overworked academics to under-resourced PhD students, UNSW staff raised an array of concerns in a 3,000-attendee forum
Read More »Vice-Chancellor announces UNSW’s future strategy
By Alex Neale Under new Vice-Chancellor Attila Brungs, the University’s post-COVID-19 strategy will involve hybrid learning and more industry partnerships. In a recent Sydney Morning Herald interview, Brungs shared his concept of ‘Campus 2.0’, a plan to build from the tribulations UNSW faced during the pandemic. “The reality is workplace …
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