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Data reveals 1000 UC students could have chlamydia

By AMY BIRCHALL
ALMOST 1000 University of Canberra students could have chlamydia and not realise it, according to recent statistics from Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT.

ACT rental market no longer a student haven

By LAUREN HARRISS
Accommodation, not study, has become a primary concern for many students enrolled in Canberra’s universities and higher learning institutes. Students are being driven away by a highly competitive rental market.

Senate battle injures student hip pockets

By JESSICA CONWAY
Students nationwide have been left in the lurch after the Government’s proposed youth allowance bill has still not been passed. The Opposition coupled with Family First Senator Steve Fielding are blocking the bill citing proposed changes are detrimental to regional and gap-year students.

Employers choose degree and experience over the rest

By JESSICA BROW
Students are finding that the more experience you have on top of obtaining a basic three-year undergraduate degree the more likely you are to get a job.

Canberra still home of Australia’s best higher education, ANU

By LEONIE KOLMAR
THE Australian National University has slipped one place in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) QS World University Ranking, dropping from 16th to 17th in the world, making it the only Australian university to drop a place this year.
However, despite this very minor setback the ANU has still managed to beat all of [...]

‘Degree factory’ concern over UC trimester

By HOLLY REID
A new teaching structure in 2010 may decrease the value of University of Canberra degrees, according to the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU).