Employment
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Policy & Reform
‘Recycled lectures’: Graduate outcomes inquiry
Rebel senator Fatima Payman has launched another Parliamentary inquiry into the higher education sector, this time to investigate why some…
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News
Rural universities shine but gender gap persists in latest QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey
The latest Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) report shows an unsurprising decline in employment…
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On Campus
On the move: January
New engineering dean for USYD The University of Sydney will welcome Professor Willy Zwaenepoel as the new dean of the…
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In the News
Column: Logistics sector professionals reap rewards of post-graduate study
The supply chain and logistics sector is experiencing a digital revolution, and technological advances in automation, transportation and consumer insights…
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Industry & Research
Large ‘hidden job market’ for PhD graduates unearthed
Not all PhDs have an experience as unsavoury as that of Karin Bodewits. However, like her, many have difficulty finding a job…
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In the News
Low youth wellbeing affects jobs and education
Below average levels of wellbeing among young people are linked to problems in both education and the workforce, a new…
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Analysis
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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On Campus
USYD reinvents the internship, for better or worse
This year's Australian Financial Review Higher Education Summit, held at USYD, did not solely focus on education. Crucially, careers also…
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Top Story
Degree holders’ dole data revealed
Newstart data from 2011 has just been released by the ABS, showing that the majority of allowance recipients don't, in fact,…
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In the News
Value of degrees in decline: HILDA report
The annual Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey bears bad news for graduates. Released this week, it shows…
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In the News
The changing nature of PhDs
In the act of completion of a PhD, some truths become evident – such as the need to streamline…
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UK staff numbers drop
Employment at UK higher education institutions has fallen for the second consecutive year, new figures show. Data released by the…
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Caps off means overcrowding, says NTEU
Although the uncapping of Australian university enrolments has opened up university education to thousands more people, the NTEU says it…
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In the News
Females falling behind men?
The prime minister has expressed concern over data showing that women have fallen further behind men in the workplace, despite…
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Work barriers block international students
The government, providers and companies need to create work experience opportunities for graduates or the multi-billion industry will suffer, new…
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Push needed to lure lecturers
Tomorrow’s academic teachers think there aren’t enough jobs for them in Australia, despite an expected workforce shortfall that has been…
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Govt and uni recruiters swayed by age
Older postgraduate students in the humanities and social sciences are being overlooked for government and academic jobs because of their…
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