“If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.” ― W.C. Fields From my own university experience, I figured Fields’ quote made a lot of sense: those who perform well ...

The centrality of creativity and the arts to learning and the future of the workforce is the focus of a new centre launched this week at the University of Sydney by award-wining playwright Wesley Enoch, and attended by roughly 100 ...

Concerns have taken hold that, in as little as 10 years, qualified teachers could be replaced by technology that is already performing many of the tasks ascribed to teachers, such as personalised learning activities, marking the roll and task-setting. But ...

In a coup for female scientists, UNSW’s Professor Martina Stenzel is the first woman to receive the Royal Society of NSW’s Liversidge Medal, a prestigious chemistry prize. Stenzel is a world expert in new polymer architectures used to create “smart ...

Although many universities are no longer the elitist institutions they may have once been, there is little doubt that for some students – particularly those from disadvantaged or “equity” backgrounds – they still present a rigid “framework” that can detrimentally affect their ...

School boys’ writing standards have slipped again: Year Nine boys now write on average at a Year Seven level. It’s looking like an Australian education crisis, though not a new one. It is worth noting, girls’ writing has been slipping ...

Australian Catholic University (ACU) senior researcher Douglas Russell was part of a collaborative team of researchers who found students who are less honest potentially expect higher grades, regardless of their efforts. Termed ‘Academic entitlement’, it refers to students who believe ...

In an effort to keep high-achieving school leavers in regional areas the University of Southern Queensland is offering a number of new scholarships. The new scholarships are available for students with OPs from 1-8, with OP 1-2 students eligible for ...

If you’re an Australian man, you’re better placed than any other male group in the world to reach a ripe old age. This is according to new research by ANU. Pulling data from 15 countries with high-life expectancies across Europe, ...

When it comes to provision of an exceptional educational experience, every student interaction carries weight and contributes to an overall impression. For higher education providers to thrive in an era of enrolment-based funding, understanding what today’s student looks for — ...