The 2019 Good Careers Guide holds positive news for would-be engineers and physiotherapists. The engineering industry is experiencing a shortage in Australia due to stagnating university enrolments for nearly two decades and a glut of new jobs. Indeed, it is ...
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It’s that time of year again – the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) takes place this week. Around Australia over one million students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit a total of four tests: ...
More »ANU spotlights disorder that leaves people unable to recognise faces
“Hello, Pat. It’s Judy.” That’s how Patricia Watson’s sister greeted her when the two unexpectedly crossed paths at the shops. Watson lives with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which, as Dr Jo Lane from Australian National University’s Research School of Population ...
More »Report warns of impending ‘crisis’ in mathematics education
Australia is facing “a crisis” in secondary schools as student populations swell and the shortage in maths-qualified teachers continues, according to the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI). In its latest report, entitled Australian Secondary Mathematics Teacher Shortfalls: A Deepening Crisis, ...
More »Corruption commission zeroes in on research fraud
Three Queensland universities will be scrutinised for research fraud by the state’s anti-corruption body. The Crime and Corruption Commission Queensland (CCC) has released a snapshot of its planned corruption prevention audits up until 2021. Research fraud was listed as the first ...
More »Curtin Singapore comes out on top
Curtin Singapore is celebrating after topping the rankings of employment outcomes among Singapore institutions in a recent survey. The Private Education Graduate Employment Survey ranked the university first in employability for the second year in a row, with graduates enjoying ...
More »Coffins over coffee: take a seat at Murdoch’s Death Café
Fancy speaking with a stranger about your death or theirs over a couple of crumpets and some chai? Talking about the end of life isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s exactly why two academics decided to set up a ...
More »New look for Charles Sturt, Victoria universities
Rebranding can be tricky. Many university heads feel it’s a necessary next step to attract new students and refine the institution’s messaging, but they run the risk of irking the current student body. Western Sydney University saw this first hand ...
More »Should cursive still be taught in schools?
Remember getting your pen licence? That enshrined document among Australia’s school-going youth, marking the rite of passage from cheap scribbler to noble, professional scribe. Those endless hours spent painstakingly connecting one letter to another, sewing the alphabet into seamless elegance, ...
More »Jobs after a PhD: report breaks down top employers, major hurdles
Around half of Australian PhD students want to work in business and employers are keen to hire them – so why are they still facing hurdles to landing such a job? Released by Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and CSIRO Data61, a new ...
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