Western Sydney University announces new vice chancellor

Western Sydney University announces new vice chancellor

Professor George Williams AO,a current deputy vice chancellor at the University of NSW,has been announced as the new leader of Western Sydney University.

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Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high
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Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high

Some universities,including at least one prestigious Group of Eight institution,have taken the drastic step of banning or limiting applications from countries deemed at high risk of visa refusal.

  • byDaniella White
A Christmas scandal sent scientists to war. Last week,they won
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A Christmas scandal sent scientists to war. Last week,they won

New legislation passed last week marks the end of a saga kicked off by the axing of six research projects by the Morrison government.

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Mass student enrolment cancellations as Sydney universities rush to protect ratings

Mass student enrolment cancellations as Sydney universities rush to protect ratings

At least three public NSW universities are among the universities to cancel students’ enrolment confirmations.

  • byDaniella White
The 200 small white cans taking Sydney’s temperature 3 million times

The 200 small white cans taking Sydney’s temperature 3 million times

The City of Sydney and Western Sydney University will install 200 temperature gauges across the city to measure how heat impacts the city.

  • byLaura Chung
King hit:How infrastructure cuts will hobble NSW’s momentum

King hit:How infrastructure cuts will hobble NSW’s momentum

Infrastructure is like a game of Jenga. Remove one piece and others become less stable.

  • byAndy Marks
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‘People would tell me I was wasting my time’:Meet the defenders of Sydney’s green heartbeat

‘People would tell me I was wasting my time’:Meet the defenders of Sydney’s green heartbeat

One works under cover of darkness. Another is using the law. The Herald spoke to six Sydneysiders dedicated to nurturing the city’s trees.

  • byJulie Power
Early university offers to year 12 students reignite debate

Early university offers to year 12 students reignite debate

More than 12,000 early first-round offers to HSC students will be made this week after tertiary institutions were barred from handing out places before trial exams.

  • byLucy Carroll
The cool green roofs taking over from the ‘dumb hat’

The cool green roofs taking over from the ‘dumb hat’

Green roofs are taking off in Australia,and many architect designed projects are demonstrating the benefits.

  • byJulie Power
Why Sydney’s South by Southwest festival feels like a public snub to the city’s western suburbs

Why Sydney’s South by Southwest festival feels like a public snub to the city’s western suburbs

Western Sydney has always felt like the city’s poor cousin,but the announcement to bring the global music and talks festival South By Southwest to the inner suburbs has sparked criticism amid confirmation of a geographic funding divide.

  • byLinda Morris
‘We’ll lose a campus and get nothing’:Anger as uni sells once-public land

‘We’ll lose a campus and get nothing’:Anger as uni sells once-public land

The state government gave Western Sydney University land to open a Bankstown campus,but now the university is developing and selling it,angering locals.

  • byJordan Baker