The University of Western Australia has again dominated WA's portion of the latest round of federal government research grants, though the state's funding share continues to be underweight relative to its population.
Education ministers from states yet to sign up to the Gonski school funding overhaul are meeting with federal minister Christopher Pyne to discuss the matter.
Education Minister Christopher Pyne says the coalition government will investigate whether it is sensible to on-sell $23 billion of HECS debt to the private sector.
Education services provider Navitas has forecast a 10 per cent lift in its underlying profit for the 2014 financial year, warning that its costs will be higher as it carries out a broad restructure.
Former federal resources minister Martin Ferguson has joined the board of trustees of the University of Western Australia's Energy and Minerals Institute.
Esslemont Cockram has won a $28 million contract to build new facilities at Willetton Senior High School, the largest of six construction contracts for education and training centres awarded recent
The possible privatisation of Higher Education Contribution Scheme debt could see Australia become like the United States, where degrees are unaffordable for many, the National Union of Students says.
FIFTEEN years after the late Harry Perkins' efforts to create the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research bore fruit, the not-for-profit will take his name in a major rebranding move.
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has further enhanced his credentials as one of the nation's leading philanthropists with a pledge of $65 million to Western Australia's universities.
Education Minister Christopher Pyne has flagged a review of the demand-driven system for university places, sparking debate in the higher education sector over the nation's capacity to produce the high-skilled workers it needs.
More than 50 schools are set to shut across Western Australia on Thursday as teachers go on strike to protest the state government's treatment of education funding.
Plans to charge $4,000 per year for the children of 457 visa holders attending Western Australian public schools have been watered down after a backlash over the budget-boosting measure.
Curtin University has become the first tertiary institution in Australia or New Zealand to launch a master degree to meet demand for deep-water subsea engineering services.
COLIN Barnett made considerable political mileage in his first term as premier by paving the way for state schools to become more flexible and responsive to their students' needs through attaining
A pair of genetics researchers at Murdoch University have won a national prize after developing a breakthrough therapy for children living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Construction group Pindan has secured a contract to build a $17 million student accommodation facility at Edith Cowan University's Joondalup campus, adding to its order book for student housing fun
Human rights group UNICEF is appealing to the state government to reconsider its plan to charge 457 visa holders $4,000 a year to educate their children at public schools.
More heat is being applied to Education Minister Peter Collier, with the state opposition demanding an independent inquiry into allegations he tampered with an inquiry into alleged bullying behavio
The University of Western Australia has moved up the world's most respected university rankings for the sixth consecutive year, to be ranked fourth in Australia and 91st worldwide.
The federal government has promised $22 million for seven new trade training centres at schools in Western Australia, part of Labor's 10-year, $2.5 billion program aimed at boosting trade education.
Australia is the most expensive country for overseas students with a combined average cost of university fees and living costs totalling more than US$38,000 per year, according to recent research b
