It’s safe to assume that 2020 did not turn out as most of us had hoped or planned.

While there are doubtless many unknowns awaiting us in 2021, there are some key issues and events the sector can be confident will be on the agenda this year.

There are clear economic, health and social wellbeing benefits for people who undertake post-school education and training.

The coronavirus pandemic poses a crisis to universities around the world that might seem unprecedented. Yet a new look back over Australian higher education’s last century offers surprising parallels – and potential lessons, too.

In 2020, countless Australian university researchers turned their focus to battling the COVID-19 global pandemic, alongside the groundbreaking research they conduct every day. Universities Australia, through the Keep It Clever campaign has been telling the stories of some of that huge research effort.