“If you're a straight person, you don't actually have to come out and tell a person that you're straight.” But if you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer, it’s a different story. That’s how Mark Smith, executive officer to ...
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UniMelb looks at the future of higher education in new Vision essay collection
Richard James is the director of the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne. The Centre has released a new essay collection titled Visions for Australian Tertiary Education, coedited by James with colleagues Sarah ...
More »Opinion: Let’s get standards compliance right
The extent to which Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) compliance is monitored has been an area of debate for many years. Between 2001-2011 the enhancement led audit by the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) placed less emphasis on institutional compliance with ...
More »Universities slammed for inadequate action on sexual violence
A female student was raped by a male student at a university party. Afterwards, she reported the matter to campus security. She was told by security that as there was no CCTV footage of the incident and that “it was ...
More »New students stream to Toowoomba for USQ O Week
It was O Week at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), 20–24 February 2017, and the Toowoomba-based campus put on a splendid Market Day to welcome the new cohort of students, and welcome back returning pros, to the institution, according ...
More »Students vote Google most desirable employer, again
University students want to work for Google. The tech giant has just been voted the most desirable employer for the third year in a row by 14,000 students across 38 universities. Joining Google in the top 10 of GradAustralia’s list ...
More »School leavers struggle to choose uni courses
Research from South Australia’s universities has found that 51 per cent of school leavers have trouble deciding on what to study at university. The study, supported by the federal Department of Education, surveyed year 12 students from 67 high schools ...
More »Penalty rate cuts could hurt students’ hip pocket
The decision handed down by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates is likely to hurt the hip pocket of students, many of whom work in the industries affected. On Thursday 23 February 2017, ...
More »North Queensland’s two biggest brands unite to encourage higher education
James Cook University, which has campuses in Townsville, Cairns, Singapore and Brisbane, has entered into a 3-year collaborative partnership with the North Queensland Cowboys, a rugby league team based in Townsville. Robyn McGuiggan is the deputy vice-chancellor for global strategy ...
More »English changes mean students could game ATAR in NSW
It’s a common move for Year 12 students to take easier mathematics courses in order to maximise their ATAR. Now an expert from the University of Sydney warns this practice could become commonplace in English, thanks to the reforms of ...
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