Christopher Harris

More students are enrolling in university across the country and there has been a 10 per cent year-on-year spike for education degrees.

Twenty sessional academics across Sydney, who were asked about cheating at university, identified perfectionism and language barriers as key drivers.

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has called for a radical rethink of bachelor degrees, which he says are necessary to ensure Australia’s sovereign security.

Return on investment was at the forefront of Australian Catholic University student Emma Prendergast’s mind when she deliberated studying exercise and sports science.

More are trying to use AI to cheat in exams, but one faculty has the highest concentration of cheats.

It is the latest chapter in the University of Technology’s controversial plan to make up to 400 staff redundant, as it seeks to make savings after recording a deficit of $78 million last year.

The explosion of AI has turned recruitment into a minefield, where it is difficult to assess if candidates have the skills they might appear to be able to demonstrate.

The University of Sydney will pilot a new student evaluation system this semester, but academics are worried women and cultural minorities will be unfairly marked.

From being accused of plagiarism by a software program to cheating through degrees, this is how students are dealing with the rollout of AI.

One university chief’s warning comes as $50,000 arts degrees are pricing domestic students out of study, while some institutions are too focused on league tables.