University class 'explosion' short-changing students

A union says university management and the government have ignored a serious problem for too long. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Students are cramming into university tutorials and labs as overworked academics confront a class size "crisis".

A national survey of 4421 university staff conducted in early 2025 by the National Tertiary Education Union found class sizes have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic.