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The Group of Eight research-intensive universities is offering up to eight scholarships to early career researchers in the Italian city of L'Aquila to help them continue their research in Australia while the University of L'Aquila is rebuilt.

UK: Economic development strategy calls for foreign boost to knowledge economy, writes Phil Baty

AUSTRALIA: A US-style mandatory campus crime reporting regime is needed to overcome a deep-seated avoidance of debate about student safety, an expert has warned.

AUSTRALIA: PEAK university bodies' claims that education is the country's third largest export earner are "grossly misleading" as up to half the headline $15 billion figure can come from overseas student earnings in Australia, a leading academic says.

AUSTRALIA: Details of the deaths of more than 50 overseas students have been suppressed by Australian coroners amid evidence the death toll is higher than the Federal Government has admitted.

AUSTRALIA: The National Union of Students, as part of its ongoing battle with the National Liaison Committee, has taken the first step towards creating what it says will be a new democratic body to represent international students.

AUSTRALIA: Universities understand the importance of international education to their operations – and the risks to their bottom line if anything goes wrong.

India: India’s Supreme Court asked the government to take steps to ensure the safety and freedom of its students in Australia and other countries.

AUSTRALIA: AMID the controversy and passion aroused by the assaults on international students, not enough attention has been paid to the role of part-time work in this unfortunate state of affairs.

USA: CU holding sessions to teach students how to budget for overseas experience