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Early offers have no negative impact on student motivation, according to credible studies.

Falling university rankings suggest a wider malaise

The public good value of science and education courses had been devalued, according to a report rating Australian universities.

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A concept image of the expanded carpark.

The $67m Sydney university car park its own experts don’t want built

Trouble is brewing over the economic and environmental cost of a car park which critics argue would entrench car culture.

  • David Barwell
Dr Yixi Zheng from the British Antarctic Survey removes snow from her tent on the Thwaites Glacier.

A crying glacier and a shivering ice shelf: A beautiful, tragic story

What scientists saw in Antarctica this summer could affect the weather everywhere from Cairns to Cannes.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
AUJS’ Liat Grenot says there is a fear around disclosing Jewish identity and “It’s just impossible to tell what someone’s reaction will be.”

‘You are a child killer’: Inside the Jewish university experience

Two recent incidents, in which Jewish students were verbally abused on separate Sydney university campuses, have called into question whether they are safe.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Prison education programs reduce the likelihood of ex-inmates reoffending.

The prison program that gave Josh a second chance at life on the outside

Research shows vocational and educational training can prevent former inmates from reoffending. But few receive the chance to take on such programs while incarcerated.

  • Emily Kaine
Vuda Point - an unlikely spot for a waste treatment plant.

Fiji is an odd place to try to solve Australia’s waste crisis – and the locals are not happy

Modern waste-to-energy plants are cleaner and greener than their predecessors, so why are so many Australians opposed to them?

  • Nick O'Malley
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Robbie Buck got his start in Sydney radio on 2SER.

It’s the station where I got my first Sydney broadcasting shift. Now it could all be over

UTS spends millions each year on consultants but is threatening to defund the radio station that kicked off many stellar careers.

  • Robbie Buck
Professor Eva Kimonis coaching Erin and her son at a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy clinic.

In these Sydney primary schools, therapists observe children behind a one-way mirror

For years, Micah responded to his parents’ every mundane daily request with tantrums, screaming and yelling. One program changed that.

  • Kate Aubusson
Suzanne Lang said she did not feel comfortable placing her trust in a commercial provider that stood to benefit financially from her going through with the procedure.

Suzanne froze her eggs – then a calculator gave her a reality check

Australia’s first independent egg-freezing calculator will give women realistic and evidence-based advice about their own chances of having a baby.

  • Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
One Hong Kong-based contract cheating syndicate targets Chinese students in Australia, then outsources work to contractors in Kenya – a “predatory” practice that experts say puts students and universities at great risk.

Sydney, Hong Kong, Kenya: How criminal syndicates make millions off university cheating

The revelations come as the university regulator issues an urgent warning about contract cheaters on Australian campuses.

  • Sally Rawsthorne