What does the future hold for our universities? Inside the academy, plenty of experts – from Glyn Davis at the University of Melbourne to economist Ken Rogoff of Harvard – are speculating eloquently about imminent threats to the ‘standard model’. ...

Unhealthy behaviour among university students, leading to poor mental health, shortens their life span and increases their chance of an untimely death. Of particular concern, during this period, is that data indicates university students are five times more likely to ...

Consent about sexual intimacy is a topic that pervades public debate at the moment. It stirs up strong feelings and opens up important conversations about sexual behavior as we seek to create opportunities for meaningful, healthy, and desired sexual relationships ...

In 2016, after three decades of teaching, Brian Martin hung up his tutor boots. But he wasn’t nearly done with thinking – or research. Having had time to reflect on his experience, the erstwhile Professor of Social Sciences at the University of ...

While the silly season burst forth in late November last year, the National Union of Students (NUS) quietly released some sobering findings. Roughly half of students are struggling to pay rent, and over a third are living in poor conditions. ...

Malcolm Turnbull shared his strong thoughts on law degrees with Canberra radio station 2CC late last week. What’s news to no-one is that he – like many others – thinks too many people are studying law. The scoop? That they’d be “better ...

When Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand’s Prime Minister in October last year, many were surprised because of her youth, inexperience and femininity. Staunchly Labour, she moved quickly to enact her ‘progressive, anti-capitalist’ agenda. Among her reforms was making all forms of higher education ...

I graduated from Melbourne, participated and won a few presentation competitions at uni and did an internship at a tech startup (the role was about somewhat research, marketing). I’m literally looking for anything right now but haven’t got anything for ...

Digital transformation and the rise of millennials are dominating headlines in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). Rapid advancements in technology are drastically improving the way we do things. As millennials come of age, modern students will be adept with technology, ...

MYEFO delivered a blow to universities – a lesser one than May’s budget – but nonetheless, an affront. Alongside freezing per-student funding for two years, the government intends to cap student loans and demand repayment of them earlier. From 2020, it also ...