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Blimey! Swearing and Australia’s cultural identity: Dr Amanda Laugesen – Podcast
CampusReview · Swearing and Australia's national culture |Dr Amanda Laugesen Australians are known for their colourful language; indeed, it’s been…
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Is COVID-19 an opportunity for students to understand graduate attributes? Opinion
“Some units that I have taken in the past seemed to be useless to my course." This is a statement…
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What is critical thinking and how do we teach it in schools?
A recent paper commissioned by the NSW Department of Education sheds light on the importance of critical thinking skills in…
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Addressing campus transport issues through shared mobility
Australia’s transport culture is one which consists primarily of single-occupancy commutes. We are very much a car-loving nation, but this…
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Questioning the paradox of equity in education
I have been worried for some time about the concept of equity and how it is usually understood in relation…
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Hopeful and marginalised: migrant youths share their thoughts and feelings
We hear about their extreme highs and lows, but we don’t often hear the everyday thoughts of migrant and refugee…
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Futurist uses big data to predict young people’s destinies
Futurist Phil Ruthven thinks the kids are more than alright. The founder of global economic and social market research firm…
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Australia’s global standing: How do we stack up?
Australia has a mixed report card when it comes to its achievements in international education Brazil recently played host to a…
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Stressed out students voice their gripes
A year ago, a National Union of Students/Headspace survey of 2,600 university students revealed some troubling insights. A majority (66 per cent) reported high…
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‘Toxic’ supervisors and isolation sapping students’ mental health
A study of 3,659 PhD students in Flanders, Belgium found that over a third - well above the proportion in comparison…
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Hundreds of uni staff share how they stress less
“Former senior lecturer in my area was promoted to HoS and I have moved into the courses formerly taught by…
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How universities stifle learning
In 2016, after three decades of teaching, Brian Martin hung up his tutor boots. But he wasn't nearly done with thinking –…
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Student housing: the bad, the worse, and the roach-infested
While the silly season burst forth in late November last year, the National Union of Students (NUS) quietly released some…
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Eastern promise: The rise of alt, pan-Asian study
Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing, while famed and well-funded, aren't the only destinations for Asian international students. Sociologist Yasmin Ortiga of the…
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Is the PM right about too many law grads, suggesting students do arts?
Malcolm Turnbull shared his strong thoughts on law degrees with Canberra radio station 2CC late last week. What's news to…
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Free university education: Kiwi feat or a red herring?
When Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand's Prime Minister in October last year, many were surprised because of her youth, inexperience and femininity.…
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Over 40 per cent of grads say they’re wasting skills
I graduated from Melbourne, participated and won a few presentation competitions at uni and did an internship at a tech…
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‘Diversify or die’: UniMelb VC on the Australian university
Glyn Davis begins his elongated essay, The Australian Idea of a University, as good storytellers do: with an anecdote. Around…
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What 24,000 older teens are most concerned about
“As a uni student who just moved out of home, being able to pay rent as well as survive without…
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How Australia fares among the world’s most highly cited researchers
More than 100 Australian academics have made it onto a global list of the most highly cited researchers. Released last…
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What the Productivity Commission report says about our unis
Education experts have responded to last week’s Productivity Commission report, which makes a case for shifting the focus of universities…
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IT isn’t the most in-demand job: report
Contrary to popular thought, it's construction, not coding, that's most in-demand by employers. The 2017 Soft Skills in Demand Report,…
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Graduates told they lack the skills for jobs
Concerning new research shows that 65 per cent of university graduates feel their education did not provide them with the…
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Australia missing from millionaire producing universities ranking
The US has dominated a recent ranking of millionaire producing universities, and Australia is nowhere in sight. Business analysis website…
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Good Universities Guide results: explained
People looking to commence university studies next year would do well to check out the Good Universities Guide 2018, released yesterday. We've already…
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