universities

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Thu, 05/12/2024 - 12:11

Albanese’s plans to cap the number of commencing international students for 2025 have stalled, after the Senate rejected the legislation. But it will continue reducing international students through other measures to restrict visas.

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Thu, 05/12/2024 - 12:13

Hundreds of university staff in Canberra and Wollongong have rallied against job cuts, as universities across the country roll out attacks in the wake of Labor’s plans to slash the numbers of international students permitted to study in Australia.

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Tue, 14/05/2024 - 09:12

Higher education is at the core of the political challenges confronting the Albanese government, principally of boosting capital accumulation whilst safeguarding aspects of social reproduction. The Albanese government has prioritised skills training and an industry policy focusing on green energy, but this is at the expense of social reproduction including in areas of education.

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Fri, 17/03/2023 - 08:41
Up to 10% of branches have passed votes of no confidence in general secretary in last few days as outrage builds over ‘undemocratic’ ‘informal ballot’ Members of the University and College Union (UCU) will mount a demonstration outside the London headquarters of their own union tomorrow, in anger at what they term the ‘sell-out’ of […]
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Sat, 21/01/2023 - 02:08
US university had blocked decision to award recently-retired son of Jewish refugee who campaigns for human rights after reports of pressure from pro-Israeli donors, but has now reversed course Harvard University has u-turned on its decision to veto the university’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy’s award of a fellowship to recently-retired Human Rights Watch […]