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Completion: Deadly tips for students who have just finished a PhD
This is the third and final article in the series. In the first article, I discussed tips for …
Progress and Persistence: Deadly tips for students who are navigating a PhD
This is the second article in the series. In the first article, I discussed tips for students who …
Deadly tips for students who want to do a PhD
There are many opportunities and challenges associated with doing a PhD. It is a rewarding program that allows …
Australian university staff now in chaos: No idea what will happen after December 31
Imagine not knowing whether your job will exist after the holidays. The anxiety of wondering whether you should …
Budget 2024: The government must support universities, students – and research
This is the third in a series of posts on the 2024 Budget. Today: higher education by the …
Welcome to the fifth #AARE2023 blog of the conference
We will update here during the day so please bookmark this page. Our EduResearch Matters social accounts are: The following post is by Helen Proctor, University of Sydney, who was the discussant for this session. The war between the underfunded and the overfunded Jane Kenway and Matthew Sinclair’s featured symposium, entitled “Critical policy junctures,private school …
Working future: Now, how to build a bridge
The Federal Government’s white paper Working Future argues for closer cooperation between vocational education and training (VET) and higher education (HE). The goal is a seamless array of lifelong education opportunities for Australians. Here’s the problem. VET and HE don’t always work well together, prompting commentators to characterise the Australian tertiary sector as a ‘binary’. …
How universities have become big business
Australian public universities have undergone extensive policy reforms since the 1980s, driven by neoliberal ideologies that emphasise free …
What private school boys risk when they hit university
Through a combination of wealth, influence, and polished marketing campaigns, elite schools project an image of superiority, which …
The seven crucial ways university students think about getting a job
Now more than ever, success in the Australian labour market requires a post-compulsory education – either at university or TAFE – with the National Skills Commission estimating that nine in ten jobs created over the five years to 2026 will require a post-compulsory qualification. Increasingly, this entry level qualification is a bachelor degree, with 50 …