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A guaranteed VET/ higher education pathway backed by a transition program shows signs of working for Swinburne, writes Shirley Leitch. Meeting ambitious Commonwealth targets for low SES participation presents significant challenges for metropolitan universities. I’ll be the first to admit ...

Universities already have programs in place to prepare students for jobs but employers have to also play their part writes Natasha Egan. Universities are meant to give students a broad range of skills, not specific elements related to individual jobs, ...

Higher education research moved away from multivariate studies in the 1970s because the thrill of big data was rarely matched by finding out anything interesting, writes Peter Kandlbinder It is a sad fact that if I had to give most ...

Publicly funded VET doesn’t meet the minimum conditions that would make it viable to contract it out, argues Phil Toner. At the request of the Council of Australian Governments, the Productivity Commission (PC) recently undertook an examination of the publicly ...

The Melbourne Master of Teaching is a more expensive and complex model of teacher preparation, but the demands and expectations on teachers have changed. Nothing less should be considered acceptable, writes Stephen Dinham. The importance of quality teaching to student ...

Prized international science and technology Fulbright scholarships have gone to two Australians. Protecting your digital identity; comparing police training in the US and Australia; determining the prevalence and impact of foot pain - these are just some of the areas ...

A new campaign launched last week aims to increase the number and variety of businesses participating in student placement programs. Innovative Research Universities (IRU) has teamed up with Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) to promote the benefits of ...

Stephen Buckle takes a critical look at the low scores achieved by humanities and social sciences in research rankings. The publication of the ERA results raises the question, what do they mean? Some have been very quick to offer their ...

Does ERA mean excellence for research in Australia or the emperors’ renovated apparel, ask Adrian Gibbs and Barry Osmond. The first national report of the ERA (Excellence for Research in Australia) scheme has been robustly defended by Kim Carr, the ...

Why do I care that the Australian Learning and Teaching Council has gone, asks Adrian Lee. Here I am, a greying retired professor enjoying grandkids and all those wonderful benefits of life after academia. So why am I so upset ...