The latest Grattan Institute Report, Attracting high achievers to teaching, is proposing a $1.6 billion reform package to “double the number of high achievers who choose to become teachers, and increase the average ATAR of teaching graduates to 85, within ...

A Swinburne University student adviser has been swamped with offers to help look after four chickens he adopted for one of the student residences. Civil engineering and business student Trent Williams set up the ‘Res Pets’ initiative to help foster ...

There are many fad and buzz words in the higher education sphere. Most recently the terms ‘authentic learning’ and ‘authentic assessment’ have been spruiked as essential to good pedagogy. But what is authentic assessment and do we need it in ...

Healing wounds with glue, lighting a path for renewable energy and taking science to the small screen were among the award-winning moves recognised at this year’s Eureka Prize. Presented annually, the Australian Museum’s awards recognise excellence in the fields of ...

A new partnership between Swinburne University and childcare operator G8 Education will aim to raise the quality of Australia’s early childhood education workforce. Under the partnership, Swinburne students will have increased access to placements and employment opportunities, while G8 employees ...