Education institutions need to ensure that more medical students come from rural backgrounds, or are required to complete training in rural areas, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says. The proposal forms part of a document released today, which puts forward ...

I wake to the sound of raindrops tapping on the window of the tiny room in Pollock Halls of Residence. Situated on the edge of Holyrood Park near the foot of the dramatic little mountain, Arthur’s Seat, this should be ...

In a world first study, Deakin University researchers have showed markers can distinguish ghostwritten assignments from genuine ones. Their hit rate for identifying ghostwritten papers, however, was only 62 per cent. Seven academics each blind-marked 20 psychology papers, six of ...

The Australian university community has coalesced to tongue-lash United States President Donald Trump, following his announcement that the US will withdraw from the Paris Agreement, commonly known as the Paris climate accord. Signed by almost 200 UN climate body-member countries ...

What will a reliable career look like in 2022? According to the Good Education Group’s 2017 Good Careers Guide, it will be in early education, special education, social work, occupational therapy, speech pathology and audiology. Though 30,000 positions will be ...

We’re not soft enough. That is, when it comes to our skills. That’s the conclusion of a report by Deloitte Access Economics, commissioned by DeakinCo, a workforce professional development provider. The report, Soft Skills for Business Success, found that demand ...

Curtin University executives and researchers may soon be teaching classes, as an internal email revealed 100 to 150 teaching staff across the university will be cut. And in an email to his staff at the Faculty of Humanities, pro vice-chancellor ...

The University of Technology Sydney has become the first university to sign SANE Australia’s charter, pledging to improve mental health among staff and students. At the end of October, UTS signed the SANE Australia Mindful Employer Charter. This is a promise to ...

A report from financial services company AMP has found financial stress among workers in the education sector is on par with the national average of 25 per cent – though the university casual workforce is more susceptible. AMP commissioned market ...

Professor Desmond Ball, whom US president Jimmy Carter called the academic who saved the world, has died after battling a long illness. During the cold war, Ball advised Carter against launching nuclear strikes on Soviet targets. Afterwards, Carter wrote, “Desmond ...