10 September 2026 News

What Do University Rankings Really Mean?

What do university rankings really mean? It’s a question we get asked dozens, perhaps hundreds, of times a year. Here’s what you should know.

If you’re researching medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, physiotherapy, occupational therapy or other health science degrees in Australia, you might have come across “Adelaide BioMed City.” It might just sound like a creative name for a hospital or research facility, but it’s so much more than that.

La Trobe University values academic excellence. High-achieving international students thinking about applying for an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate course will be automatically considered for a La Trobe High Achiever Scholarship.

Writing a personal statement as part of the university admissions process can be daunting for some people, but not for you. You’ve got OzTREKK!

You’re getting ready to apply to an Australian university. Maybe it’s for medicine or a rehabilitation sciences program like physiotherapy, audiology, or speech pathology—and you’ve been asked to submit course outlines with your application. What now?