Business education in Australia looks set for its second revolution as educators and industry seek to impart the lessons of climate change and financial meltdown, reports Jeremy Gilling. The Australian Treasury, derided by some for its narrow, conservative and orthodox ...

Actuaries combine high-level maths and statistics with sophisticated economic, financial and problem-solving skills. And they’re on a nice little earner, reports Jeremy Gilling. People often confuse actuaries with accountants. But although they overlap in some areas, they’re very different. Accountants ...

It may not be the ideal meal ticket, but the arts degree is a pathway to many careers, reports Jeremy Gilling. Question: What do you say to an arts graduate? Answer: Yes, Prime Minister. UQ’s Deanne Gannaway, principal investigator and ...

While engineering enrolments are recovering, concerns remain about the mathematical capabilities of some students, reports Jeremy Gilling.ermediate maths in South Australian schools within two years.” Another fundamental of engineering and science education is access to laboratories, often outside normal working ...

The confidence of engineering deans and industry leaders that the sharp decline in enrolments between 2001 and 2006 would be reversed in 2007 has been vindicated (CR, 03.06.08). Data for 2007 shows a full recovery in enrolments in both bachelor ...

Internships should be integral to dentistry education, says Jeremy Gilling Dentistry schools, which are funded by the federal government on the same basis as medical schools and receive minimal support from state and territory governments, have substantially higher teaching overheads ...

Globalisation and other pressures are bringing the study of international law increasingly to the fore. Universities are responding in kind, reports Jeremy Gilling. International law, once an underexplored and unappreciated minor specialisation in Australian law faculties, has emerged as a ...

Monash University is adamant that last month’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai will not deflect it from its joint research program with the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay (IITB), or from its long-term commitment to international research collaboration. This is ...

Major cities often have more dentists than they need. Meanwhile, a paucity of oral health professionals in rural and remote areas is damaging country people’s health and prosperity. But universities are working hard to achieve a better balance. “The big ...

The number of law schools has doubled to more than 30 since 1990, while full-time equivalent law student commencements have nearly doubled since 2000. Commencements in qualifications other than bachelor degrees have more than tripled over this period. Against this ...